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- 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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If you're still having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor by phone to verify your calculation, I had success using a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get through to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Really helped when I needed to discuss my benefit determination with someone.
How much does that cost though? I'm already dealing with reduced income from being unemployed.
It's worth checking out their site for details, but honestly the peace of mind of actually talking to someone at NYS Department of Labor was worth it for me when I had questions about my claim.
The whole NYS Department of Labor system is so confusing! Why can't they just make the charts clearer instead of having people think they're getting more money than they actually qualify for?? It's stressful enough being unemployed without having to decode their paperwork.
Totally agree, the whole process is unnecessarily complicated
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I had this same confusion last month! I was calling the NYS Department of Labor number constantly trying to get through to someone who could explain what distributed meant. After hours of busy signals and getting hung up on, I found this service called Claimyr at claimyr.com that actually got me through to a real person at NYS Department of Labor in like 10 minutes. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. The agent confirmed that distributed means the payment is on its way and helped me understand my whole payment timeline.
Interesting, never heard of that before. The phone lines are definitely impossible to get through to.
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If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to check on your claim status, I had success using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get connected to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. I was stuck waiting for 3 weeks with no updates and got answers within a day of using their service.
Never heard of that before. Is it legit? I'm getting desperate to talk to someone at NYS Department of Labor.
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Also remember you can get benefits for up to 26 weeks typically, unless there's extended benefits available. And you have to do the job search requirements - 3 work search activities per week minimum.
Javier Cruz
wait so if i quit my job can i still file for unemployment or only if you get fired?? i hate my current job but dont want to lose benefits
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Paolo Longo
•You generally can't get unemployment if you quit voluntarily unless you had 'good cause' like unsafe working conditions or harassment. Getting laid off or fired for reasons other than misconduct usually qualifies you.
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Emma Wilson
Good luck with NYS Department of Labor... took them 6 weeks to approve my claim last time and that was before COVID made everything worse. Make sure you keep filing your weekly claims even if your initial claim is still pending or you'll lose benefits for those weeks.
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