Unemployment benefits question

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I've never been on unemployment so I'm hoping one of you slackers will be able to answer my question.

A friend of mine works for an on-line news site (local site called Patch). Anyway, he asked me to write a news article for him and I got paid a WHOPPING $40 (I made $12 after I spent $20 on gas and $8 to go through the Holland Tunnel).

So when I call in for my benefits they ask if I worked since my last check. I did and I will not lie. I made $40. How will unemployment treat that? It was a one-time payment for an assignment; I wasn't paid hourly. Will they just deduct $40 from my benefits or will they do some sort of weird voodoo math and not pay me for a day?

A friend worked a part-time job (3 hours) and they docked her a whole day (she gets NY benefits, though. I'm in NJ.)

BTW:
Here's the story I wrote:

http://massapequa.patch.com/articles/mad-about-madden

(Why did I drive out to Massapequa, LI from Jersey City for a lousy $40? I'm my husband's immigration sponsor. I had show them proof that I have a job as an independent contractor. Oh, and there's a local Hoboken Patch I'm hoping to hook up with.)

[hammersavage]

NJ is so much better than NY. You'll get deducted $40.

[Death Metal Moe]

I am technically a Per Diem EMT at my job so I'm still reporting to unemployment in hopes that if I have slow weeks I'll get partial benefits. They ask you for your total amount of money earned before any deductions and the hours you worked for that money. I did it online for the 1st time last week. I made too much money to get any partial benefits but your $40 shouldn't set you back too much. Just make sure to put it all on there so there's not chance they can screw you and you should be fine.

[Justice4all]

They WILL deduct the 40.00 from your regular unemployment check. For only 40.00 I would have said nothing. They'd never find out.

[JPMNICK]

They WILL deduct the 40.00 from your regular unemployment check. For only 40.00 I would have said nothing. They'd never find out.

i would agree with this, they wont find out and if they did it is easy to pay back. but she needs to say it cause she needs a paper trail to show INS

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

she needs to say it cause she needs a paper trail to show INS

Ugh! My husband is SUCH a buzz kill! He's like Desi Downer.

:laugh:

[PapaBear]

He's like Desi Downer.
:lol:

[spoon]

slackers

get a job u hippies!

:wink:

[boobieman]

Next time you do that DON'T SAY ANYTHING and enjoy the extra $40. My wife is on Unemployment and if she did that I would kill her. Fuck it..I find it amazing, you pay into unemployment and when you get it, they tax you.....Amazing.

Good that your honest but stop IT.

Seessyeaa

[A.J.]

He's like Desi Downer.

I see what you did there.

[ryno1974]

Maybe if everyone had calling in sick a little less often.....................

just sayin.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Another unemployment question: I got a part-time job ($9/hr) I'll probably work less than 20 hours per week. How will this effect my unemployment checks (NJ)? Will they just take what I made out of my unemployment? My friend collects NY unemployment. If she works 4 hours they dock her a whole day.