Reply #135: i was laid off 12/31/09

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the day i returned from a month off for surgery. i managed to stay on disability for a while, and i've been waiting for almost two months for unemployment to kick in. i am in california, and the governator's irresponsibility has made the state totally unresponsive to those seeking unemployment benefits. it takes hours or days to reach a live person, and every person i've talked to tells me something different. it's been almost two months since i filed...and still no check. the state owes me $3,400.00 so far, but i have to borrow money to pay my bills this month. i will be working hard to make sure a democrat wins the governor's race here. they finally sent me a claim form for two weeks of the six weeks i am owed, so i suspect it will be another month before they get caught up. there is only one unemployment insurance office in the city where i live and you have to get there before they open to get a parking place. it's a total nightmare.