Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
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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.
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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!
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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I was in a similar spot last year where I needed to reach someone at NYS Department of Labor to get clarification on my work history and earnings. The phone lines are always swamped, but I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to an agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me hours of calling and getting disconnected. Might be worth checking out if you need to speak with someone directly about your specific situation.
How does that work exactly? Do they just call for you or something?
Yeah basically they handle the calling and waiting part, then connect you when they get an actual person on the line. Way better than sitting on hold for hours just to get hung up on.
This whole system is ridiculous honestly. You work and pay into unemployment insurance but then when you actually need it there's all these hoops to jump through. The earnings requirements basically shut out anyone who's been working part time or just starting out.
I feel you on that. It's definitely frustrating when you're struggling and the system seems designed to keep you out.
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The whole system is designed to deny people!!! They use confusing language like 'low unemployment is bad' when what they really mean is you're not available enough for their standards. It's all about making you jump through hoops and hope you give up. Keep fighting it!
Wait I'm confused too - how can low unemployment be bad for getting benefits? That doesn't make any sense to me either.
It's not that low unemployment is bad for benefits. The issue is likely that OP has work restrictions that limit their availability, and NYS Department of Labor is questioning whether they're truly able and available for work as required.
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This whole system is broken!! I've been waiting 7 WEEKS for my fact finding to complete and every time I call they tell me 'just wait longer.' Meanwhile I'm behind on everything and my credit is getting destroyed. NYS Department of Labor acts like our financial emergencies don't matter while they take their sweet time reviewing paperwork.
I feel you on this. The stress is unreal when you're waiting for benefits and bills keep coming.
For what it's worth, make sure you're continuing to file your weekly claims even while waiting for the adjudication to complete. A lot of people stop filing thinking there's no point, but you need those weeks on record to get your back pay once the decision comes through. Also keep documenting your job search activities since you'll need to meet those requirements once benefits start.
Yes I've been keeping up with the weekly claims and job search log. Just nerve-wracking not knowing when this will end.
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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.
Freya Pedersen
If you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor to clarify your situation, I had success using a service called Claimyr at claimyr.com. They help you get through to an actual agent instead of being stuck in phone queue hell. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Really helped me get answers about my disqualification appeal.
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AstroAdventurer
•Thanks for this! I've been trying to call for days and can never get through. Will definitely check this out.
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Malik Davis
The worst part about disqualifications is they can be retroactive. Like if they find out later you weren't following the rules, they can demand back all the money you already received as an overpayment. That's scary stuff right there.
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