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If you're not seeing payments after a full week past your waiting week, that's when I'd start calling NYS Department of Labor. The problem is actually getting through to someone - I spent hours on hold multiple times. A friend told me about this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that basically calls for you and gets you connected to an actual person. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me so much frustration when I had issues with my claim status.
Interesting, I've never heard of that service. Might be worth looking into if I run into problems. Hopefully I won't need it though!
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If you're having trouble reaching someone at the IRS about payment options, I recently discovered this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helps people get through to government agencies when the phone lines are always busy. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. I used it to finally talk to someone at NYS Department of Labor about my claim issues, but I think they work with other agencies too.
Never heard of that but honestly anything that helps with getting through government phone systems sounds worth trying.
wait im confused, i thought unemployment wasn't taxable?? i never paid taxes on mine
Unemployment benefits are definitely taxable income at the federal level. There was a special exemption for part of 2020 unemployment due to COVID but that's long over. You should probably check if you need to file amended returns for any years you didn't report UI benefits.
oh no... i received benefits for like 6 months last year and never reported any of it
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employees don't pay into unemployment in NY unlike some other states where they deduct it from your paycheck. its all employer funded here
Correct - New York is one of the states where employees don't contribute to unemployment insurance through payroll deductions.
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Wait I thought unemployment was just measured by how many people are out of work? Are you talking about something different??
That's the unemployment rate for economic statistics. OP is asking about how NYS Department of Labor measures individual benefit eligibility and amounts for UI claims.
Marcelle Drum
Just to add some context for your paper - the 1935 Act created the basic structure, but states like New York had to pass their own implementing legislation. New York's Unemployment Insurance Law was enacted in 1935 to comply with the federal requirements. That's why NYS Department of Labor has some unique features compared to other states while still following the overall federal framework.
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Tate Jensen
•This is really interesting background. I never knew the unemployment system was that old. Makes sense why some of the NYS Department of Labor processes seem outdated sometimes!
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Adaline Wong
For your research you might want to look into how the original 1935 system has evolved. The basic UI structure is the same but things like extended benefits during recessions, work search requirements, and online filing through NYS Department of Labor are all much more recent additions to the original New Deal framework.
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