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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.
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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!
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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.
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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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NeonNebula
anyone know if the id.me verification affects how long it takes? i had trouble with that part and had to do the video call thing
Yes, if you had to do the video verification through ID.me, that typically adds 3-5 business days to the processing time. The system waits for the manual verification to be completed and then has to sync that information back to your claim.
Malik Thomas
UPDATE: I finally received my first payment today! It took exactly 27 days from when I filed my claim. They sent all the back payments at once. Thanks everyone for your help and information - it really helped me stay patient knowing this was normal for September claims. For anyone else waiting, hang in there!
AstroAlpha
•Great news! Did anything change on your account before the payment went through? Or did it just suddenly appear?
Malik Thomas
•My account status changed from "pending" to "payment in process" yesterday, and then the money was in my account this morning. No other communication from them at all.
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Ravi Gupta
UPDATE: Finally got this resolved! I ended up requesting the physical card through the portal as someone mentioned above. Takes about a week but now I can actually use the money. For anyone else dealing with this - don't waste time trying to make the virtual card work for online shopping or transfers, just request the plastic one right away.
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Eve Freeman
did u check ur payment history on the website? sometimes the money gets released but they dont send u a text or email
Val Rossi
•Just checked again - still says pending :( Will keep refreshing though!
Harmony Love
UPDATE: My payments just hit my account! Took exactly 2 days and 4 hours from when the block was removed. All 4 weeks came at once. So relieved right now!
Excellent news! Glad to hear it was processed quickly. This is consistent with the current timeframes we're seeing for accounts that have previously received payments.
Eve Freeman
•awesome!! told u it would be quick! 🙌
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my sister works for NY unemployment and she says they get this question all the time!! the stimulus was from federal govt not from unemployment and its not taxed. but your unemployment benefits are 100% taxable so make sure you budget for that next time maybe?
Norah Quay
•Exactly right! I always tell people to opt for tax withholding when they first apply for NY unemployment. Much easier than getting hit with a big tax bill later!
Update: I went back to my tax preparer with all this info and they admitted they made a mistake! They're redoing my taxes for free. Turns out I DO owe taxes on my unemployment income (about $870) but nothing on the stimulus. Thanks everyone for saving me from paying money I didn't need to!
Skylar Neal
•Great outcome! For future reference, you can always select to have taxes withheld from your NY unemployment payments (it's about 10% for federal and a small amount for state). It makes filing taxes much less stressful since you won't have a surprise tax bill.
That's really good to know. I'm definitely going to do that this time around.
Clay blendedgen
One important thing to remember: when you do finally reach an agent, make sure to get their ID number or name. This is helpful if you need to follow up later and can reference the previous conversation. Also, if they tell you they're sending a determination letter, note the exact timeframe they give you. If you don't receive it within that window plus 3-5 business days, you should call back. Also, for anyone waiting on payments - once your claim is approved, payments are typically processed on the Tuesday or Wednesday following your weekly certification. Direct deposits usually appear 2-3 business days after processing, while debit cards may take 5-7 business days to receive funds.
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Mason Lopez
•That's good advice! I didn't think to ask for the agent's name or ID number. Will definitely do that if I need to call again. She did say I should see the payment hit my account within 2-3 days after my claim is fully processed.
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Lorenzo McCormick
My sister had the same situation last year where she couldn't get anyone on the phone for weeks. Eventually what worked for her was calling right at 7:58am (a couple minutes before they officially open). Apparently their phone system sometimes connects calls slightly early, so she got in before the massive 8:00am rush. Might be worth trying if anyone is still struggling!
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Vera Visnjic
•thx for the tip! gonna try this tomorrow morning
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