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Re: Is anyone applying for unemployment due to covid-19? Apparently we can....
I just started the process for it. Idk if im going to get approved for shit since i do sexting and have an online boutique but it doesn't hurt to try.
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Re: Is anyone applying for unemployment due to covid-19? Apparently we can....
Personal update, all my certifications for the few weeks leading up to the shutdown have all been processed and disbursed; the funds are all processing in my account now.
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Ladycaxe
I just watched a video about how to get that but the application said those who involved w/ a sexual nature business can't apply ? 0__o
Camgirl here. I never put that I'm in the sex/adult industry on any paperwork I fill out nor do I think most sex workers do if they can help it. I put self-employed or independent contractor. If it asks for specifics in the past I've put customer service, internet marketing, internet sales and now I put web design and development. To each their own but imo there's no reason to claim sex work on paper unless you want to.
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Nerissa
I don't remember exactly but I do know it was just a lot of basic stuff; it asked whether or not I was an independent contractor, and a bunch of questions about when and how the pandemic has affected me. As far as income proof, that was actually optional and the only option for that was if you had a 2019/2020 tax return form to submit. I did not have that yet so I just opted out of it. I assume if they do ever ask me for another proof of income it would indeed just be bank statements as I see no other way for them to verify that. I did not have to give my club name or any info about who employed me/what my employment was. The next step is to "certify" as being unemployed after the 20th. I'll post again when I do that and talk about that process. This was just the MI state forms though, yours might end up being different if you're in a different state.
That's interesting. They didnt ask for any info about the club you were working at? Or about income? How did you certify for being unemployed?
Reason I ask is bcuz I was dancing in Guam at the time. Their UI benefits aren't going to be up until Mid May. However I'm living in California right now. And they just opened there application for self-employed. I'm wondering if i should just go thru CA's unemployment.
Guam is paying out more $$ tho.
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Nerissa
Personal update, all my certifications for the few weeks leading up to the shutdown have all been processed and disbursed; the funds are all processing in my account now.
that’s good to know. I did put on my claim the club that I worked at because it asked me specifically and also I believe I just put entertainer. Hopefully I’ll be approved. I can’t see why I would be denied
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God is good ladies. Woke up this morning to 3 weeks worth of PUA in my account. Mine is 190 plus the extra 600 a week. All I did was turn in my 1099, permit, and tax return for 2019. I hope this helps. I’m in Georgia just in case anyone wants to know.
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Also wanted to state that I applied for food stamps and those were approved and expedited too. In Georgia I think everyone can get them now. I got $355 a month. As “sex workers” lol I feel like if you paid your taxes you should get all the benefits that come with that. Good luck ladies.
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Anyone here from NY? I filed around April 5th and it says my claim is still pending. I got a deposit of $600 last week, assuming it was PUA. I have not recieved anything this week. For anyone recieving unemployment, do payments come weekly and is it usually on the same day? I have not been able to reach a rep through phone and idk what to do from here.
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leah.lee
Anyone here from NY? I filed around April 5th and it says my claim is still pending. I got a deposit of $600 last week, assuming it was PUA. I have not recieved anything this week. For anyone recieving unemployment, do payments come weekly and is it usually on the same day? I have not been able to reach a rep through phone and idk what to do from here.
You need to file a weekly certification to continue getting benefits. Also be aware that you will owe taxes on the 600/week since you opted out of having it withheld.
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leah.lee
Anyone here from NY? I filed around April 5th and it says my claim is still pending. I got a deposit of $600 last week, assuming it was PUA. I have not recieved anything this week. For anyone recieving unemployment, do payments come weekly and is it usually on the same day? I have not been able to reach a rep through phone and idk what to do from here.
Same! I haven't received my unemployment ($600) this week...and yes I did claim my benefits! Ugh!
Update: I actually received it today (Wednesday May 6th). Yay!
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LolaLang25
God is good ladies. Woke up this morning to 3 weeks worth of PUA in my account. Mine is 190 plus the extra 600 a week. All I did was turn in my 1099, permit, and tax return for 2019. I hope this helps. I’m in Georgia just in case anyone wants to know.
Permit? Is that for dancing?
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Yea, the directions said to turn proof of self employment. I figured my permit could help. I woke up again today with some money trickling in. I’d say from the time I turned in all my documents to know was about a week and a half. I hope this helps!
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Violethollywood
Permit? Is that for dancing?
some states/cities require permits.most do not.
it looks like my claim was approved but the state is not accepting weekly certifications until Saturday. I’ll keep you posted but I should be getting the min. unemployment plus 540 (tax withheld) a week plus back pay starting 3/16!
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I was approved yesterday and will receive unemployment plus the 600/week dating back to 3/16. Payments are currently being sent to my bank account! So relieved.
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Just came to advise anyone who gets a no or a gets stymied by the process to apply in another state if you can. Keep checking back for updates to the website you applied on they are literally updating daily. You do not have to say you are a stripper camgirl or ps operator. Entertainer is a great catchall for those positions. It's also a good choice because in some time Unemployment WILL begin to offer you jobs that are "suitable" to get you off the government teat! Trust there aren't Entertainment jobs now and won't be for months. Stay home if you want to. But don't feel you can't work at all if you want to. You can have a side job and still maintain eligibility as long as you don't go full time.
This is a great time to take classes but I'd think twice about mentioning it to Unemployment. Classes that make it impossible to work will get you kicked from the program. Every week Certify that you are ready and able to work even if all hell is breaking loose with your kids/parents/etc. Consider it a formality.
Personally I tried to apply in South Carolina and have found that they have a rigged website that will not let you apply. There should have be a live link for PUA installed back in April. It's still not available. This state just wants to open up now, lives be damned! I applied in my home state and expect my 2 months of backdated benefits in 2 days.
I say if you gotta apply in a neighboring state to survive, you ladies do what you must. It's a Federal program, so the state you apply in isn't a big deal. If you worked there for even a day, it's legally fair game. By law you could apply in multiple states and have them collaborate on your payout. I don't suggest you do multiple because of the potential delay but you have the right.
If you need to file your Federal taxes DO SO. Don't be afraid to. I recommend Prior Tax.com because they are cheap and quick. They can file your state taxes as well for 15-30 bucks! When Unemployment looks for a paper trail of your work, they can find it. There's no penalty for filing late this year.
This is for PA but it applies to all states:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O374GiHtVrQ
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Originally Posted by
Optimist
Just came to advise anyone who gets a no or a gets stymied by the process to apply in another state if you can. Keep checking back for updates to the website you applied on they are literally updating daily. You do not have to say you are a stripper camgirl or ps operator. Entertainer is a great catchall for those positions. It's also a good choice because in some time Unemployment WILL begin to offer you jobs that are "suitable" to get you off the government teat! Trust there aren't Entertainment jobs now and won't be for months. Stay home if you want to. But don't feel you can't work at all if you want to. You can have a side job and still maintain eligibility as long as you don't go full time.
This is a great time to take classes but I'd think twice about mentioning it to Unemployment. Classes that make it impossible to work will get you kicked from the program. Every week Certify that you are ready and able to work even if all hell is breaking loose with your kids/parents/etc. Consider it a formality.
Personally I tried to apply in South Carolina and have found that they have a rigged website that will not let you apply. There should have be a live link for PUA installed back in April. It's still not available. This state just wants to open up now, lives be damned! I applied in my home state and expect my 2 months of backdated benefits in 2 days.
I say if you gotta apply in a neighboring state to survive, you ladies do what you must. It's a Federal program, so the state you apply in isn't a big deal. If you worked there for even a day, it's legally fair game. By law you could apply in multiple states and have them collaborate on your payout. I don't suggest you do multiple because of the potential delay but you have the right.
If you need to file your Federal taxes DO SO. Don't be afraid to. I recommend Prior Tax.com because they are cheap and quick. They can file your state taxes as well for 15-30 bucks! When Unemployment looks for a paper trail of your work, they can find it. There's no penalty for filing late this year.
This is for PA but it applies to all states:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O374GiHtVrQ
i was concerned about the tax situation since I haven’t filed but on my unemployment application I claimed work since like 2017. However I also claimed pt and really there was no where to enter yearly hours/amounts and i was under the limit to have to file for all those years but because the pua pays even if you were about to start a job it shouldn’t matter. Hopefully this won’t be enough issue because they saw it as enough credits to give me reg unemployment on top of pua.
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Danni
i was concerned about the tax situation since I haven’t filed but on my unemployment application I claimed work since like 2017. However I also claimed pt and really there was no where to enter yearly hours/amounts and i was under the limit to have to file for all those years but because the pua pays even if you were about to start a job it shouldn’t matter. Hopefully this won’t be enough issue because they saw it as enough credits to give me reg unemployment on top of pua.
You or others may still want to file taxes if you want/need other benefits from your state like medical care or food stipend (SNAP). Most folks lose their healthcare once they lose their job so a lot of states are extending a helping hand for treatment.
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Optimist
You or others may still want to file taxes if you want/need other benefits from your state like medical care or food stipend (SNAP). Most folks lose their healthcare once they lose their job so a lot of states are extending a helping hand for treatment.
im not sure what filing taxes has to do with Medicaid or Snap? At least in my state, you do not need to file taxes to receive either and actually they are for people on little or no income so would not be filing anyway. The only thing that changed here is people receiving those benefits would automatically be renewed and if they are over the limit they would still continue receiving benefits until the state of emergency is declared over.
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What if you live in one state but worked in another prior to the pandemic. Which state do you apply at? Thanks in advance.
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I applied, but not sure what will come of it. I just didn’t want to not apply. Figured it was worth a shot. You know how guys at the bar try to take every girl home. Well I’m asking everywhere I can think of from help. What’s the worst they can say no. I’m sure they will all have a good chuckle at the unemployment office when they process my app as I put stripper and the club name on the app.
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Adelina
What if you live in one state but worked in another prior to the pandemic. Which state do you apply at? Thanks in advance.
As far as i know u apply in the state u were working when the covid shutdown happened
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Ladycaxe
As far as i know u apply in the state u were working when the covid shutdown happened
correct, you apply in the state you worked in. Same here I live in one state and worked in another and that’s the state I applied in. Kinda sucked since they were like 2 weeks behind my state in processing pua but hey I’m glad I got approved.
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moneybags
I applied, but not sure what will come of it. I just didn’t want to not apply. Figured it was worth a shot. You know how guys at the bar try to take every girl home. Well I’m asking everywhere I can think of from help. What’s the worst they can say no. I’m sure they will all have a good chuckle at the unemployment office when they process my app as I put stripper and the club name on the app.
did you apply for pua? If so, you should be approved. Most states have separate applications for regular unemployment and pua unemployment.
Also, who gaf what someone in a damn office thinks as long as you get your money!
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Re: Is anyone applying for unemployment due to covid-19? Apparently we can....
So can us camgirls and psos get the pua? What do we say when they ask us what we do? I guess independent contractor right?
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Violethollywood
So can us camgirls and psos get the pua? What do we say when they ask us what we do? I guess independent contractor right?
I don’t think so if you are able to work remotely. Unless you were working in a building that supplied the cams/laptops, etc. three possibly.