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- 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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The $7,000 wage base is what trips people up. It's per employee per year, not total payroll. So if you have 3 employees making $50,000 each, you only pay FUTA on the first $7,000 of each person's wages, not on their full salaries.
Ryan Kim
ugh federal taxes are so confusing!! why cant they just make it simple like pay X percent on everything instead of all these weird limits and credits
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Amina Diallo
The NYS Department of Labor system is so broken honestly. They make it impossible to get help and then wonder why people are frustrated. I was terminated 6 months ago and went through the whole appeal process - it's a nightmare but I eventually won. Just be prepared for a fight if your employer contests your claim.
Zainab Omar
•Did you have to provide any documentation during the appeal process?
Wait I thought if you get fired you can't get unemployment at all? This is confusing because my friend told me you only get benefits if you get laid off...
That's a common misconception! You can get unemployment benefits after being terminated as long as it wasn't for misconduct. Layoffs, terminations for performance, and even some firings can qualify you for benefits.
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If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask about this, I had good luck using Claimyr (claimyr.com) when I needed to talk to someone about a payment issue. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Saved me hours of calling and getting busy signals.
Josef Tearle
•Thanks, I might try that if I can't figure this out. Do they charge you to help get through?
Yeah there's a fee but it was worth it for me since I couldn't get through any other way. Way less stressful than calling over and over.
Simon White
Don't cash it yet! Sometimes they send these by mistake and if you cash it and then your direct deposit also goes through you'll get an overpayment notice later. Check with them first!
Salim Nasir
•That's not really how it works. If they sent a coupon, the direct deposit was already cancelled for that payment. The coupon IS your payment, not an extra payment.
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NebulaNomad
If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask questions about your benefits, you might want to check out claimyr.com - they help people connect with actual agents when the phone lines are jammed. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. I used it last month when I couldn't reach anyone about my claim status and got through the same day.
Harold Oh
been through this process twice now and honestly it's different every time depending on your situation... first time was smooth sailing, second time got stuck in adjudication hell for 6 weeks because my employer made some bogus claim about my termination
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Dominique Adams
•That's scary - what kind of bogus claim? I'm worried my employer might try to fight it even though I was laid off.
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Amun-Ra Azra
thanks for posting this question, I'm in the same boat and was wondering the exact same thing!
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