You may have to indeed fill out a new claim form. Even though you are not making a smidge of what you were, they do have the right to terminate or reduce benefits. Typically, you have to submit a new claim and the amount you receive will be adjusted according to your earnings. However, this will depend on the number of hours in which you work as well. Since you are interning full time, they may be able to eliminate your benefits. No, this is not fair but it happens a lot. However, keep persisting there may be some type of loop hole that will allow you to get part of this back. I wish you the best of luck.
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Depending on the state you live in but I live in ILL and here yes they can and yes they will
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If California's rules are like New York's, you must be ready, willing and able to work every day, which precludes you from enrolling in classes, volunteer work, or other obligations (including self-employment or attempting to start a business) which interfere with your ability to take a job offer immediately.

The theory is, while on unemployment your full-time job should be seeking another full-time job.
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I think that if it is a part time job you are ok but you will get less money at least in PA. Working a full time job even if it is less money means that you do not get unemployment. They don't take into account underemployment.
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Your benefits should be reduced by the amount you earned. So, if you were entitled to $140 for the week and you earned $100, you should still receive $40.

You can be denied benefits even if you don't earn any money. If you are not paid, but _did_ work, your benefits are reduced or denied. If you worked for barter, same deal.

It sucks.

So...you can do no work and get a couple of hundred dollars a month. Or, you can do side jobs and not get unemployment.

The system sucks. It's designed in a punitive manner, not in a beneficial one.

If you're losing ~$1,800/wk. You're entitled to $450/wk. If you earn $600...they pay you nothing. So, you're still short $1,200.

The bonus: on your $600 earnings, you'll get 1099misc and pay taxes next April, and possibly get hit with advance tax payments next year because you're not paying taxes at the time of the earning...so the government doesn't have a chance to make money off of your taxes.

If you worked on Friday and Monday, that covers two weeks. Doesn't matter when (or if) you get paid. It will reduce your benefits for both weeks.
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http://www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de1275a.pdf

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yes it will affect your benefits
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