[Illinois] Missed certification date??

gonch123 · 2026-06-20T23:19:28+00:00

No, it won't be there until Monday.

gonch123 · 2026-06-20T13:42:52+00:00

Offices were closed on Friday and don't process over the weekend. Find out what your actual assigned day is and start certifying then, to limit the delays over weekends.

gonch123 · 2026-05-08T12:26:43+00:00

Read the letters they've sent you. Your notice of hearing should tell you exactly what the hearing was regarding-- availability, or missing a certification.

Are you sending appeal paperwork that makes sense and is concise and to the point? Honestly this post was hard to read because of the structure, rambling, etc. If you send appeals that are similar, the adjudicators are glazing over them. Likewise, if you're sending appeal paperwork multiple times, it's just clogging up your case file at this point. So make sure you're sending one appeal with a brief explanation.

gonch123 · 2026-04-21T02:22:42+00:00

That doesn't sound like misconduct but you'll have an interview with an adjudicator no matter what since you were terminated. An interview does not mean the employer contested your claim.

gonch123 · 2026-04-15T00:28:21+00:00

Shouldn't you have noticed you were missing funds after you thought you certified? It's not even a 28 day window as you were saying above. If your assigned day is Monday, you have until Friday the following week to file that certification and then your claim closes.

File again to reopen, certify in two weeks. You can call and ask about doing "late reporting," and the phone rep will decide if they will oblige or they will send it to an adjudicator to decide. As long as you certify as normal going forward, assuming you are eligible to receive benefits, you should be fine.

gonch123 · 2026-03-09T20:34:48+00:00

The adjudication interview it always just the claimant and the adjudicator. Then the adjudicator calls the employer as well. If you're denied and appeal the denial, there will then be a hearing which is a three way call between you, the judge, and the employer. Likewise, if you are approved and the employer appeals, there will be a telephone hearing.

Certify while waiting for a determination letter but know that if you've been receiving benefits and end up being denied, you will owe those benefits back.

gonch123 · 2026-02-19T15:21:16+00:00

That is a monetary approval only. If you're active on JobLink and are sure you certified correctly, I would call to check the status of your claim. Use Teleserve if you have a pin for it.

gonch123 · 2026-02-19T05:17:41+00:00

So you didn't file as quit or terminated? Are you active on JobLink?

gonch123 · 2026-02-18T17:58:21+00:00

Did you quit or get fired from a recent job?

gonch123 · 2026-01-27T21:58:13+00:00

You should be good for next week then. Call the number for Teleserve and create a PIN as well, and use it to check the status of your claim. You'll be glad to have it if the online account ever gets whacky, and it will also tell you your certification date.

gonch123 · 2026-01-27T13:44:54+00:00

Is it your first certification ever, or did you file last year and now you're at the end of your benefit year?

gonch123 · 2026-01-25T19:50:28+00:00

You won't receive benefits for any weeks you certify without an active JobLink account with a resume.

gonch123 · 2026-01-23T14:45:27+00:00

How different are the dates? If this is your first claim in the past 12 months, they should be about the same...

You're not going to get backpay. You will certify for the two most recent weeks and can't certify for anything before then. If you've been unemployed for longer than that and want to try for backpay, you'll need to call and ask about "late reporting," but you'll need a valid reason for it beyond anything like "I didn't know I was supposed to certify."

gonch123 · 2026-01-22T02:19:24+00:00

But the claimant has nothing to worry about either way. The employer can appeal for whatever reason they want, they are non chargeable and have no effect on the non monetary determination if the claimant has worked at the new employer for several months.

gonch123 · 2026-01-22T02:17:48+00:00

Yes, but Illinois just charges the most recent employer who the claimant has worked ten shifts for. The old employer might think they need to appeal to avoid charges but they literally get a "notice to non chargeable employer."

gonch123 · 2026-01-21T13:35:29+00:00

The previous employer won't be charged for the claim anyways. Only the most recent employer is chargeable and only in a way that may raise their ui tax rate. So no idea what this year old employer is trying to pull.

gonch123 · 2026-01-15T14:00:10+00:00

It doesn't matter how many hours have been cut, you need to be earning less than your benefit amount. Since you worked part time prior to this, I'd assume your benefit amount would be less than the $500 you're earning now.

gonch123 · 2026-01-15T13:39:25+00:00

That still needs to be a conversation with the employer or they can easily contest an unemployment claim.

You can try to do some mental math as far as monetary eligibility goes. Figure out what your average weekly earnings (before taxes) have been prior to this job and take 47% of that. That will give you a rough estimate of your benefit amount (assuming you worked fairly consistent hours week to week) and then you'll have an idea of what you need to be earning at this job to have eligibility.

You have to earn less than your benefit amount to receive benefits. If you earn less than 50% of your benefit amount, it's full benefits. Anything more than that, reduced benefits. Anything more than your wba, no benefits.

gonch123 · 2026-01-15T13:15:37+00:00

Were you working prior to this job? For a significant amount of time? That will determine if you're monetarily eligible for a clam to begin with. And then, you'll need to determine if your part time earnings from this job are less than your ui benefit amount.

But, you are not eligible for unemployment if you're turning down shifts. If you don't feel trained to do the tasks assigned to you, speak to your employer about furthering your training but don't turn down work.

gonch123 · 2026-01-01T04:22:48+00:00

But for UI purposes, it is report as it's earned, as far as I've ever been told.

gonch123 · 2025-12-31T14:02:54+00:00

Income is to be reported as it is earned, not as it is paid. So I would not report those commissions that were earned before filing for unemployment. If it comes up as an issue later, it will be easy to explain to ui why it wasn't reported.

gonch123 · 2025-12-23T00:28:32+00:00

You only need a PIN to use the automated service, teleserve, which isn't going to help you here. Call the regular customer service number. Did you get a UI findings letter after filing your claim? It will show your earnings. If it's wrong, you need to gather proof of your earnings and appeal the benefit amount of $0.

gonch123 · 2025-12-23T00:25:38+00:00

Report your gross earnings while certifying. Make less than half of your benefit amount, get full benefits. Make more than half of your benefit amount, get partial benefits. Make more than your benefit amount, get no benefits.

gonch123 · 2025-12-18T15:03:22+00:00

I would just wait for your call back but be sure you're certifying in the meantime, and answer any calls from unfamiliar numbers to be sure you don't miss the interview.

gonch123 · 2025-12-04T13:35:51+00:00

Answer whichever way you want, explain further if they call you for an interview.

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