New York Unemployment

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Lucas Bey

ugh the whole system is so confusing, they make it impossible to understand on purpose i swear. when i got laid off i spent hours on their website trying to figure out what forms to fill out

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Same thing happened to me in 2023 - company said 'temporary reduction in workforce' but it ended up being permanent. I filed for regular UI and it worked out fine. Even if they do call you back, you can always stop claiming benefits at that point.

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Make sure you have all your employment info ready when you apply - employer names, addresses, dates of employment, reason for separation, etc. The application asks for a lot of details and if you mess something up it can delay your claim.

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yeah you can still apply but good luck getting approved lol... they deny everyone for the smallest reasons now

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you might want to look into constructive discharge too. if they're making working conditions so bad that any reasonable person would quit, that could be treated like being fired instead of quitting

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Good point about constructive discharge, but that's an even higher bar to meet than good cause. You'd need to show the employer deliberately made conditions intolerable to force you out.

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Been following this thread and just wanted to say hang in there. Dealing with bad work situations is really stressful. Whatever you decide, make sure you have a plan first.

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The whole unemployment system is so confusing! I keep worrying I'm going to answer something wrong on my weekly claim and lose my benefits. Why can't they just make it simple - you're either unemployed or you're not, right??

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These academic definitions don't mean much when you're just trying to survive between jobs. NYS Department of Labor bureaucracy loves their categories and classifications but at the end of the day we're all just people trying to pay rent while looking for work.

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I had trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask questions about my appeal. Kept getting busy signals for weeks. Finally used claimyr.com to get connected to an actual agent who walked me through what documents I needed. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Made the whole process way less stressful when I could actually talk to someone.

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Wait you can pay someone to help you get through? How much does that cost?

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It's worth it just to get real answers instead of guessing what you're supposed to do. The agent explained exactly what NYS Department of Labor was looking for in my appeal.

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I went through this last year when they said I was fired for misconduct which was total BS. During the appeal hearing I got to tell my side and my former employer had to prove their case too. The judge ruled in my favor and I got all my back benefits. Don't give up if you think the initial decision was wrong!

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