I'm confused on if I've actually been denied payment for at least 3 or 4 weeks of job searching

[u/MathematicianLow9936]

I was laid off from a contract position at the end of September, and since my last job was in Oregon, it took time for the approval of my unemployment to go through. I already had a trip planned in October and was out of state for a month after I was approved, so I, of course, was denied for those weeks I was gone. But, I did the job search stuff and kept logs of everything for weeks ending 11/8, 11/22, and 11/29. I came down with some severe Bronchitis the week of the 15th, so I didn't do anything for that week. is it normal to not hear or know if I'm getting paid or not? I can't get a hold of anyone for the life of me at the phone number they keep telling me to call. I know we had a government shutdown, and that's been affecting things. The confusion I have mainly comes from the fact that under my Weeks Summary, it says Disqualified on every single one, besides this last week. But, under the Decisions Status area, those weeks aren't listed with anything. What should I do at this point? It's a little ridiculous, I'm lucky enough to have a husband who's working, and we've been able to scrape by these last two months-barely-on his income alone. But if it were just me, I'd be extremely close to becoming homeless. Any advice at this point in time would be greatly appreciated. thank you

[u/SoThenIThought_]

sounds like you have an ongoing disqualification for an able and available issue related to travel, likely because you were not aware that you have to tell them when the travel ends (identify an end date to that able and avaiable issue)

so if the travel in October was flying; flight details

highly recommend you read the associated material before responding - you scrolled past this to make this post as this is from... where else? Compilation of Resources post

• Vacation/Travel Guidance

• All Claims are Marked DISQUALIFIED? You have an ongoing disqualification from a previous claim. Here's how to fix it

[u/MathematicianLow9936 → u/SoThenIThought_]

thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I wouldn't have even known that was the issue, much less what to look for. There should be more information and communication in the letters about what to do and how to do it if we have marked ourselves as traveling. I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do at this point, though. Do I put something in the documents or send a message? Thank you

[u/SoThenIThought_ → u/MathematicianLow9936]

The traveling October, was it a flight? Yes or no

[u/MathematicianLow9936 → u/SoThenIThought_]

I took a flight home yes, but the majority of my traveling was by car