by Jim
(Florida)
I took a medical leave of absence from my school bus job to care for a mentally retarded family member who was denied SSI and needs nursing home care . (I have not worked in 4 weeks, and because I was only earning part time wages driving bus, I was granted a continuation of unemployment benefits from an old claim filed last year before I found the bus job). This week, the school paid me $750 in back wages which had accumulated in an old Flex-Spending account. Q: Do I need to claim this money as "wage" when I fill out this weeks claim form... as these wages were earned before I was on unemployment? I'm receiving them 6 months late. I dont want to trigger a hearing/appeal as this would take months to settle during which time I would have no income. Plus, the Florida web site says it is a Felony not report wages. I really dont want to go to jail...but I need to buy heart medications and food. The amount of $375 refunded is more than my weekly benefits of $300. Will this disqualify me for this 2 week reporting period or will this mess up my entire claim? In desperate shape here.
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