Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
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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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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THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS A JOKE!! They send you a card to get your hopes up then make you wait weeks for actual money. I've been waiting 6 WEEKS for my adjudication to finish and still nothing on my card. Meanwhile bills keep piling up and they act like it's no big deal.
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I had such a hard time getting through to NYS Department of Labor when I had questions about my application. The phone lines are always busy and the online chat never works. If you run into issues trying to reach them, I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get connected to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Really saved me when my claim got stuck in adjudication.
How much does something like that cost? Seems like we shouldn't have to pay extra just to talk to someone about our own benefits
I get the frustration but honestly it was worth it for me. The regular phone system was impossible and I needed to get my issues resolved quickly.
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I had a similar situation last year where I was spending more on job searching than I expected. What helped me was using claimyr.com to get through to an actual NYS Department of Labor agent when I had questions about my job search requirements. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. The agent was able to clarify exactly what they needed in my job search log and gave me some tips about local resources I didn't know about. Much easier than trying to call the regular number and getting hung up on.
How much does claimyr cost though? If money's already tight...
It's worth checking their site for current info. For me, getting clear answers about my requirements was really valuable since I was worried about losing benefits.
The whole system is set up to make us fail! They expect us to spend money we don't have on job searching while giving us barely enough to survive. And then they wonder why people can't find work fast enough. The decrease in prices they promised never happened - everything just keeps getting more expensive while benefits stay the same.
yeah but complaining won't help with the job search requirements unfortunately
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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.
Aidan Hudson
They also check with the IRS and state tax records. Plus if you file taxes next year and report income during a period when you claimed you weren't working, that's gonna raise red flags. The databases all talk to each other now so there's really no way to hide employment anymore.
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Madeline Blaze
Thanks everyone for the warnings. Sounds like I definitely need to report everything properly. Better to get reduced benefits than get hit with a huge overpayment later.
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