Unemployment Overpayment – Remedy
So you received a Notice from your state unemployment office regarding an unemployment overpayment. Don’t worry, there is a very effective remedy that will:
1. resolve your issue,
2. let you keep all of your unemployment money
3. allow you to block: garnishments, bank transfers and IRS offsets
4. block third-party debt collections
First a little background to get you up to speed on how the system works.
Unemployment insurance is a joint state-federal program. The federal government (Department of Labor) manages the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund (“UI Trust Fund”) and sets the overall guidelines for the states to implement. The federal Unemployment Trust Fund is where your Suta and Futa taxes are held.
Each State and Territory of the UNITED STATES provides its own in-state administration of UI Trust Fund transfers received, unemployment eligibility requirements, registration, payment processing as well as dispute resolution. However, the legislation that the federal government follows has very strict guidelines that each state and territory must abide by in order to stay compliant. Any state that doesn’t follow these federal guidelines to the letter risks having their funding cut off.
It is precisely these strict guidelines at the federal level, contract law, along with the rules of commerce (as codified in the Uniform Commercial Code), which will provide you a full remedy for your overpayment problems.
REKTIFIRE has a proven method that will permanently prevent your state unemployment agency from moving forward with collections on your overpayment.
If you would like assistance, with resolving your unemployment overpayment situation, so that you may keep all of these “overpayments” lawfully, then click the Free Consultation button now.
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The Process
Free Consultation
During the free consultation, one of REKTIFIRE’s consultants will determine if you are eligible for any of REKTIFIRE’s custom remedies. This is a simple process conducted over a short phone call. In most cases, if your previous employers have been paying the Suta and Futa taxes (unemployment taxes) and your State Unemployment Office designated you as an Unemployment Insurance Beneficiary and that office transferred money to you, then you are eligible for this protection.
Customized Solution
Once REKTIFIRE has all of your relevant data, one of our team members will put together a custom set of documents specific to your State and your specific set of circumstances. These will be sent to you via email along with a set of easy to follow instructions.
Document Mailing
Once you receive the customized documents, you will follow the instructions (included with the package) in order to properly print, sign and securely mail the documents to the appropriate individuals and agencies.
Customer Service
Any questions or issues that you have with the documents, or service we provide, are handled through a dedicated email and phone # that goes directly to our team of experts who pride themselves on their accurate and timely responses.
Here’s What Not To Do
Don’t reapply for Unemployment Benefits
If you were already designated a Beneficiary, then your reapplication for benefits tells the State unemployment agency that you are not currently a Beneficiary and that they have full jurisdiction to deny you your benefits.
Do not submit to an appeal process
This may seem counter-intuitive, however, in the vast majority of cases, arguing facts and dealing with your state agency’s assumptions is very time consuming, fraught with built in pitfalls and allows the state agency to add more interest charges to your overpayment. The appeal process that is offered by your State unemployment agency is an administrative process conducted by the agency’s employees who are trained to find reasons to deny your eligibility. If you have received money from your State unemployment agency, then you are already a Beneficiary. Don’t give up that status! Assert your rights as a Beneficiary! You and your employer paid hard earned money into the Unemployment Trust Fund. As a Beneficiary, the money distributed to you is yours to keep!
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Still not sure whether you should get a free consultation with one of our team? Here is what a few of our satisfied clients are saying:
★★★★★
“My son got an overpayment letter from Nevada DETR. They said he owed $22,500. I consulted with REKTIFIRE about my options and chose a custom document package that was less than half of what I would have paid for a typical law firm retainer fee. NV DETR couldn’t refute any of the legal points and conclusions and within 2 months the collection actions stopped.”
Michael R. — $22,500 Resolved
★★★★★
“Got laid off during COVID, collected unemployment. Then a year later I was told that I had an overpayment of $15,750. I did two appeals hearings but they wouldn’t acknowledge my evidence. REKTIFIRE’s docs did what my appeals hearings couldn’t accomplish.”
Steven D. — $15,750 Resolved
★★★★★
“I was told I owed $17,200 in overpayments from Florida DEO. I was facing wage garnishment. REKTIFIRE prepared my documents and after a few months everything stopped. No garnishment, no collections, nothing.”
Maria Vargas — $17,200 Resolved