Overpayment Forgiveness Unemployment In Massachusetts

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You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.

Our main Call Center can be reached at (877) 626-6800 from a.m. to p.m., Monday through Friday.

You can apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits, reopen a current claim, obtain up-to-date information on the status of your claim and benefit payment, resolve problems, and sign up for direct deposit, all by phone. To apply for benefits by phone, call the TeleClaim Center at 1 (877) 626-6800.

(a) Recovery is considered to be against equity or good conscience if a person, in reliance on payments made to him or her or on notice that payment would be made, relinquished a significant and valuable right (Example 1 of this section) or changed his or her position to his or her substantial detriment (Example 2 of ...

If the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) says you cannot get Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, you can ask it to look at your case again. This is called appealing a denial. You must file your appeal within 10 days of the date on the notice DUA sends to you.

✓ If DUA determines that you are not eligible to receive UI benefits, you will receive a written Notice of Disqualification along with information about how to file an appeal. If you file a timely appeal, a hearing will be scheduled. ✓ You must file your appeal within 10 calendar days of the mailing date on the notice.

If you were fired, you may be able to get Unemployment Insurance (UI). Even if you were fired because you could not do the job, you can still get unemployment benefits. But, your employer may try to show that they fired you for reasons that would make you ineligible for benefits.

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1. Explain how overpaid unemployment benefits were spent. Specify any large expenditures that occurred because you received these benefits (i.e.If the DUA says that you were overpaid, you can challenge their decision. You can also challenge the amount of the overpayment. A waiver will be granted if you can show that the recovery of payments "would defeat the purpose of benefits . . . Filing a waiver could stop the DUA from collecting overpayment. You would need to file the waiver request within 15 days of receiving the Notice of Overpayment. No overpayment shall be recovered when, in the judgment of the Commissioner or his authorized representative, the claimant is without fault on his or her part.

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Overpayment Forgiveness Unemployment In Massachusetts