by Mike McLay
(Fresno, CA)
I was laid off from my previous position on February 6, 2009 and have been continuously unemployed and receiving unemployment insurance benefits ever since that date. My last extension expired on February 6, 2010. The last check I received from the California EDD (for the week of 2/6/2010) stated on the stub that I still had a claim balance of $3600.00 and stubs on checks prior to that stated that I was eligible for another extension and that the request for an extension would be automatically filed for me. However, I received an unexpected letter from the California EDD last week that told me I need to file a new unemployment claim. Why would I need to file a new claim when my unemployment status was never once interrupted over the past year?
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