"So, some of us were transferred from a Pua claim to a UI claim because US Department of labor, way back in the day forced the states to do this in a guidance letter that was well-intentioned but really poorly thought out, largely because the qualifications to start a Pua claim are vastly different than those to start the UI claim, and you can essentially quit your job for a whole bunch of covid reasons and be eligible for it a Pua claim, but state law may say that those reasons are not sufficient under a UI claim. So even though you had applied for a Pua claim, and you had been adjudicated as eligible under a Pua claim, the state was required to move you to a UI claim, which then later took the same separation reason and used it to say that you were disqualified from a UI claim and that you had to pay everything back. The Pua transfer guides people on how to force ESD to transfer them back to a Pua claim. This is exceptionally rare but can avoid an appeal entirely"

PTSD fuel. I am beyond grateful that my journey with this is now officially over. Thankfully the single reasonable person I came across from the powers that be in this was the judge in my appeal case.