Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr calls for you, so you don't have to wait on hold.
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Claimyr is a pay-as-you-go service. We do not charge a recurring subscription.
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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Diego Vargas
Just remember you have to file your weekly claims every week and do your job search activities or they'll cut off your benefits even if you qualified for the maximum amount initially.
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dont forget you have to certify that you're able and available to work each week when you file your weekly claim. they ask questions about whether you worked, turned down any job offers, or had any other income
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wait so being a student doesn't automatically make you ineligible?? I thought you had to be available for full time work to qualify for unemployment benefits. this is news to me
Yara Nassar
•No, you don't need to be available for full-time work necessarily. You need to be available for suitable work based on your past employment history. If you were working part-time before losing your job, part-time work would be considered suitable. The key is being available during normal business hours and not restricting your job search too much.
Gael Robinson
Just went through this whole process myself. Getting through to someone at NYS Department of Labor to ask questions about benefit amounts was impossible with their phone system. I kept getting hung up on after waiting forever. Finally used claimyr.com to get through to an actual agent who explained everything clearly. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Made the whole process so much easier than trying to navigate the system alone.
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Edward McBride
•How much did that cost though? Seems like you should be able to get this info without paying extra.
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Gael Robinson
•It was worth it for me since I had some complicated questions about my benefit calculation. Much faster than spending hours trying to get through on their regular lines.
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Darcy Moore
also dont forget you can only collect for 26 weeks max in ny unless theres some special program going on. and you have to do the work search stuff every week or they'll cut you off
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