Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
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Using Claimyr will:
- Connect you to a human agent at the NYDOL
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the NYDOL drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
An incredibly helpful service
An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
IT WORKS!! Not a scam!
I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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I had such a nightmare trying to reach someone at NYS Department of Labor when my claim got stuck in adjudication. Spent weeks calling and either got busy signals or got hung up on after waiting an hour. Finally found this service called Claimyr that basically calls for you and gets you connected to an actual agent. They have a website at claimyr.com and there's a demo video showing how it works at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI. Saved me so much stress honestly.
Is that legit? Sounds too good to be true with how impossible it is to get through to NYS Department of Labor.
Yeah I was skeptical too but it actually worked. Got connected to an agent within a few hours instead of calling for days myself.
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Wait I'm confused - if you're applying for disability doesn't that mean you CAN'T work? How can you also say you're able and available for work for unemployment? This seems like fraud to me.
It's not fraud if you're honest about your limitations. Disability and unemployment have different definitions of 'unable to work.' You can be disabled from your previous job but still able to do other types of work. The key is transparency with both agencies.
I guess that makes sense but it still seems risky. What if they find out later?
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If you're having trouble reaching someone at NYS Department of Labor by phone, I recently discovered this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helps you get through to an actual agent. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Might be easier than trying to rush to the office after work, especially since most claim issues need to be handled by phone agents anyway.
Never heard of that before. Is it legit? I'm desperate at this point because my adjudication has been pending for weeks.
Yeah it's legitimate, they just help you navigate the phone system to reach an actual person. Way better than spending hours on hold or driving to an office that might not even be able to help.
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i went through this whole process last year when my company downsized. honestly the hardest part was just getting through to someone at NYS Department of Labor when I had questions. their phone lines are always busy and the wait times are ridiculous. ended up using this service called claimyr.com that helped me get through to an actual agent. they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. was way easier than sitting on hold for hours
Never heard of that service before but might be worth checking out. I had to call NYS Department of Labor like 15 times before I finally got through to someone about my adjudication issue.
Just to add - there are different types of unemployment situations. Regular UI is what most people think of, but there's also partial unemployment if your hours get cut, and standby status for temporary layoffs where you expect to return to the same job. Each has slightly different rules but all go through NYS Department of Labor.
This is all really helpful info, thank you everyone! Hopefully I won't need to use it but at least now I understand how it works.
Ava Williams
Wait, can you even get unemployment if you're pregnant? I thought that automatically disqualified you since you're not available for full-time work.
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Fatima Al-Mansour
•No, pregnancy alone doesn't disqualify you. It depends on the specific circumstances of why you're not working and whether you can still perform some type of work. The 'able and available' requirement is more nuanced than people think.
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Miguel Castro
You should also look into whether your employer offers short-term disability benefits. Sometimes that's a better option than unemployment for pregnancy-related leave, especially if you plan to return to work after the baby is born. UI benefits might complicate your return to work timeline.
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Giovanni Rossi
•They don't offer STD unfortunately. And I'm not sure if I'll be able to return to the same position after the baby anyway since they're already talking about restructuring my department.
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