Just got mine this morning too! Thanks everyone for the reassurance yesterday - I was definitely spiraling a bit. It's so frustrating that PA doesn't send out notifications about these holiday delays. Would save everyone so much anxiety if they just posted a quick notice on the portal saying "expect your payment one day late due to federal holiday." Anyway, crisis averted and rent will be paid on time! 🙏

Same thing happened to me! I've been on UC for about 6 months now and every federal holiday throws off the schedule. It's definitely stressful when you're living paycheck to paycheck (or in our case, UC payment to UC payment). The banking system just doesn't process on federal holidays, so everything gets pushed back a day. I've started setting reminders on my phone for upcoming holidays so I can budget accordingly. Glad to see from the other comments that payments are starting to come through today - hopefully yours hits soon too!

Holy wow, this thread is like finding gold in the PA UC wilderness! I just joined this community specifically because I've been searching everywhere for real solutions to UC fraud issues. @e876857ccfe8 your story is both heartbreaking and inspiring - FOUR YEARS is absolutely criminal, but seeing you finally get movement gives me so much hope! I'm currently 10 months into my own identity theft case and feeling completely defeated by the endless "still investigating" responses. I've literally bookmarked this entire thread and I'm going to try every single strategy mentioned here. The fraud unit number @efbaa3930fe3 shared is a game-changer - I can't believe there's a whole specialized unit that nobody tells you about! @e351e6827d43 your breakdown of the strategic approach with the Commissioner Review and RTK requests is incredibly detailed and helpful. It's so refreshing to find a community where people share actual actionable solutions instead of just complaining (though the complaining is totally valid too!). Thank you everyone for proving that we don't have to fight this broken system alone!

This entire thread should be required reading for anyone dealing with PA UC fraud issues! As someone who's been lurking in various UC forums for months, I can honestly say this is the most comprehensive collection of actual solutions I've ever seen. @e876857ccfe8 your four-year battle is absolutely insane but your persistence is incredible - and seeing you finally get movement gives me hope for my own case. I'm currently 8 months into my own identity theft nightmare and have felt so isolated dealing with this bureaucratic mess. The fact that there's a specialized fraud unit with an unpublished number is both helpful and maddening - it's like they're intentionally hiding resources from the very people who need them most. I'm definitely calling 717-772-4331 first thing Monday morning and trying the multi-pronged approach several people mentioned. Thank you to everyone who shared their hard-won knowledge here - @efbaa3930fe3 for the fraud unit number, @e351e6827d43 for the detailed strategic breakdown, @76a129710797 for the appeal strategy, and everyone else who contributed real solutions. This is exactly what community support should look like when dealing with broken government systems!

I'm going through the exact same thing! My benefit just dropped from $459 to $444 this week and I was completely panicking thinking I had somehow messed up my weekly certification. I've been on PA UC for about 9 weeks now and this was totally out of left field - spent most of yesterday going through every single question I answered, convinced I'd made some critical error. It's honestly both frustrating and reassuring to see that literally everyone here had the identical reaction of immediately blaming ourselves instead of questioning the system! I was genuinely starting to think I was just incompetent at filling out basic forms. Really appreciate everyone who took the time to explain the trust fund situation and the tier system - this is the first clear explanation I've found anywhere about what's actually happening. It's honestly ridiculous that PA can't just send a simple notification saying "Your weekly benefit has been reduced by 3.2% due to UC Trust Fund adjustments" instead of letting thousands of us think we screwed up somehow. At least now I know it's temporary and not my fault, so I can stop second-guessing every single certification answer and budget accordingly. Thanks to this community for being way more helpful than any official PA resource!

Same here! My benefit just dropped from $392 to $379 this week and I was absolutely convinced I'd messed something up with my certification. I've been on PA UC for about 4 weeks now and spent hours last night going through every single answer I gave, thinking I must have clicked something wrong. It's honestly such a relief to read everyone's experiences and realize this is happening to all of us - I was starting to think I was just terrible at understanding the system! Really appreciate everyone explaining the trust fund situation and tier levels. It's so frustrating that PA doesn't just send a simple notification about these changes instead of letting us all panic and think we screwed up. At least now I know it's temporary and not my fault. Thanks to this community for being way more helpful than anything on the official PA website!

I'm in week 2 of waiting for my examiner review and finding this thread incredibly reassuring! Filed my claim in mid-March after being laid off during "operational efficiency improvements" but my employer is claiming I was terminated for "unsatisfactory work quality" - which is absolutely false. I have my last performance review from December showing "exceeds expectations" in all categories and an email from my manager just three weeks before the layoff praising my work on a critical project and calling me "one of our most reliable team members." It's infuriating how employers can fabricate these stories when there's clear documentation proving otherwise. I've been staying on top of my weekly certifications and have organized all my evidence including the performance review, that glowing email, and the company announcement about "efficiency improvements" they sent out company-wide. The financial stress is already building but reading everyone's experiences here - especially seeing that people with solid documentation like performance reviews and contradictory emails consistently get approved - gives me hope to push through this waiting period. Really grateful for this community sharing their timelines and keeping each other motivated. It's amazing how many employers use these same dishonest tactics when the real reason is clearly cost-cutting, but at least we're all supporting each other through this frustrating process!

I'm in week 4 of waiting for my examiner review and this thread has been such a source of comfort and practical advice! Filed my claim in early February after being laid off during "company restructuring" but my former employer is claiming I was terminated for "insubordination" - complete lies. I have email documentation showing I was always professional and respectful, plus my termination letter clearly states "position eliminated due to organizational changes." It's so maddening how employers can just fabricate these stories to avoid paying unemployment when there's black and white proof of the real reason. I've been religious about filing my weekly certifications and keeping all my documentation organized. The financial pressure is definitely mounting but seeing everyone's experiences here - especially those with solid evidence getting approved after the 6-8 week wait - keeps me hopeful. Really appreciate this community for sharing timelines and supporting each other through this stressful process. It's incredible how many of us are dealing with employers making false performance claims to cover up what were clearly business decisions. Thanks for all the advice about proactive fact-finding submissions and keeping detailed records - this support means everything when you're stuck in limbo!

UPDATE: I just went through my records and my wage protest actually took 31 days from submission to resolution. Here's the exact timeline if it helps: - Day 1: Submitted wage dispute with W-2 and paystubs - Day 14: Called to check status (on hold for 2+ hours) - Day 15: Got through to someone who said they were "still reviewing" - Day 22: Called again using Claimyr, rep escalated my case - Day 31: Received determination letter with corrected WBA - Day 33: Received all backpay So about a month total. The key was getting someone to escalate it after the initial review period passed.

I'm going through the exact same thing right now! Filed my wage dispute 4 weeks ago because my employer somehow reported only half my actual wages. It's so frustrating watching people get approved for way higher benefits when I know I should qualify for more. I've been trying the regular phone number but can never get through. After reading all these comments I'm definitely going to try Claimyr tomorrow. Has anyone had luck getting their case expedited due to financial hardship? I'm behind on rent and really need that backpay once this gets resolved.