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- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
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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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The 0 effective days is such a scam. If there's federal money available (which there is) you should get it automatically. But NY makes it so complicated on purpose so fewer people collect. Capitalism at its finest 🤮
Preach! 👏 They don't want us to know our rights. I had to fight for every penny.
I keep hearing people reccomending this claimyr service bc getting through to ny unemployment is impossible. might try it myself cause ive been trying for weeks with no luck
what exactly does it do? just calls for you?
Yeah it basically uses auto-dialers to keep calling until it gets through, then calls your phone when it connects with a real person. Saved me hours of frustration.
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classic new york unemployment nonsense. they LOVE to accuse people of fraud with zero evidence. happened to me in 2019 (pre-pandemic) and it took 4 months to fix. the system is designed to frustrate you into giving up.
Make sure you didn't accidentally answer a certification question wrong. I nearly had this happen because I misunderstood a question about being "available for work" during a week I had a medical appointment. Even one wrong answer can trigger fraud flags.
I triple-check all my answers every week, but maybe I slipped up somewhere? It's so stressful when one tiny mistake can cost you everything.
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I work with a nonprofit that helps people with unemployment issues. For forfeit appeals, we're seeing average wait times of 5-7 months right now. The system is horrifically backlogged. My best advice: 1) keep detailed records of EVERYTHING, 2) follow up at least monthly, 3) consider getting help from your state rep as others have suggested.
do you know any nonprofits that help in the NYC area? getting desperate here...
Legal Aid Society of NY has an employment law unit that helps with UI issues. Also try Urban Justice Center if you're in NYC specifically.
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Be super careful with this. My friend got in trouble for putting unemployment as business income on an SBA form. They are totally different things and mixing them up can get u flagged for potential fraud even if its just an honest mistake.
lmao the fact that you even have to ask this shows how terrible these systems are designed. nobody can understand this stuff without a law degree 🤡
fr fr the whole system is designed to confuse people so they can deny applications
Had to hire an accountant just to fill out basic forms. Cost me $300 but at least I know it was done right.
Yara Khalil
Quick question - did you receive a notice about the overpayment? There should be instructions on there about how to proceed. If you didn't get one, that could be part of the problem.
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Giovanni Rossi
•I got an email about it yesterday, but it didn't have much info. Just said there was an overpayment and my benefits were on hold.
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Yara Khalil
•Hmm, that's not very helpful. Definitely try to get someone on the phone. You need more details about whats going on
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Keisha Brown
Anyone else feel like they need a law degree just to navigate the unemployment system? 🤔 It shouldn't be this complicated!
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Paolo Esposito
•Preach! 🙌 I swear, half the battle is just understanding all the jargon they use.
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Amina Toure
•fr fr. and dont even get me started on their website. its like it was designed in 1995 and never updated 💀
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