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Make sure you're not confusing the initial claim filing with weekly certification. For weekly claims, you should see a green button that says 'Certify for Benefits' once you're logged into your unemployment account. Sometimes it takes a few minutes to load properly.
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I went through this exact situation last year. Had to quit because my supervisor was creating a hostile work environment. Got approved for unemployment but it took forever - like 8 weeks of adjudication. The trick is when you file your claim, be very specific about why you quit and provide all your documentation upfront. Don't just say 'bad boss' - explain the specific actions that made continuing work impossible. Also if you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor to check on your claim status, I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to speak with an agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works.
8 weeks?? Ugh that's so long. Did you have to keep looking for work during the adjudication or wait until it was approved?
Never heard of that service but honestly anything that helps you actually talk to someone at NYS Department of Labor sounds worth trying. Their phone system is impossible.
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Just remember you need to keep filing your weekly claims even while your initial claim is being reviewed. A lot of people don't realize this and miss out on benefits they were entitled to.
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The worst part is they can take forever to decide but if YOU miss a weekly certification deadline by even one day, they penalize you immediately. The system is so unfair.
You're right that the timing feels unbalanced. Keep certifying weekly even during adjudication - if your claim gets approved, you'll receive back payments for all eligible weeks you certified for.
When I went through this last year, my adjudication took almost 10 weeks because they had to verify some employment dates with my previous employer who was slow to respond. Once everything was cleared up, I got all my back payments in about a week. Just hang in there and keep documenting your job search activities.
Did you ever find out specifically what was holding up your case, or did it just suddenly get resolved?
I finally got through to someone who told me my former employer hadn't responded to their inquiry about my separation reason. Once the employer finally replied, my claim was approved within days.
Clay blendedgen
The NYS Department of Labor system is already broken and high unemployment just makes it worse. I've been waiting 6 weeks for my appeal hearing and they keep rescheduling it. Meanwhile I'm behind on rent and they act like it's no big deal. The whole system is designed to deny as many people as possible.
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Ayla Kumar
•That's awful, I'm sorry you're going through that. Six weeks for an appeal is ridiculous.
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Brielle Johnson
just keep filing your weekly claims like everyone said and try not to stress too much about the big picture stuff you cant control anyway
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