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Deacon_Blues1 OP t1_j5d8kjr wrote

Reply to comment by sandmanrdv in PA Unemployment, I need to make this title 50 characters. by Deacon_Blues1

That makes sense my severance was high. It was over $22K. Last day was 12/17, that week I received the severance and claimed it on unemployment. Since then though I have been unable to claim. I have paid into it for years, I feel as though I should be able to claim minus my part time job, but it is not the end of the world. I have just never been in this situation. Thanks for your help, you cleared somethings up.

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sandmanrdv t1_j5d9umc wrote

Severance delay is a math formula. That link explains how it works. You need your gross severance and your normal weekly gross wage. Let’s say your severance was $40k. First thing is subtract the threshold amount for that year so $40k-$22k = $18k. The $18k is the deductible severance value. You divide that by your normal weekly gross, let’s say $2k. $18k/$2k= 9 week severance delay. In the example that claimant would not be eligible for benefits during the first 9 weeks they were unemployed, the 10th week would be the unpaid waiting week, the 11th week would be the first payable week.

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Deacon_Blues1 OP t1_j5da10b wrote

Thank you for breaking it down. I’m not eligible then, makes sense now.

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