They are waiting for employer verification info. Haven't been issued a single payment and don't see any VZ contact info in the package regarding a contact for this specific issue. I've emailed VZ HR several times without response. Anybody else running into this or have a different contact? Monday I'll start making calls. Not desperate here but it would be nice to be getting the $$$ back from the system I've paid into for decades.
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Argh. I'm stuck in purgatory. The MA website does not provide me with a way to upload any documentation and I have no action items. I did manage to get the documentation I needed but I can't get MA unemployment on the phone of course. I guess I will have to go find an office and manually walk the paperwork down and hope someone can help. This is ridiculous that VZ expects that a state agency is going to go create a login for a portal and go searching for my info to validate, that's the instructions they told me to provide MA dept of unemployment. Have they never worked with a govt agency before?
@OP
1) Verizon's unemployment verification process is handled by the The Work Number.
2) Employers pay the unemployment insurance, not the employee.
3) As another poster mentioned, there is a tab on workhistory.verizon.com that gives you the information you seek.
To obtain verification of your previous Verizon employment, please go to The Work Number or call 1-866-604-6572. The steps are outlined below to assist you.
In Maryland, it was like that as well. You won’t get the money until your severance period is done, but you are correct… they first need to speak to the company and there was a huge delay with that. I just got mine last week… I chose to have taxes taken out because of the severance money and bonus will be messing with my 2026 taxes already. My check was a whooping $357. Not sure why they don’t base it on a percentage of your salary instead of the same for everyone. I’m going from a 6 figure salary to $357 a week. It’s insane! Hopefully I land at a new job soon. Good luck to you!
@OP The info is in the Verizon Payroll portal. It’s one of menu (tab beside “Payroll”) Hope this helps.
Severance notice, they deduct the first month. At least in Pennsylvania