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check if she answered ANY certification questions differently in the past few weeks. My payments got held up because I accidentally said I was "unavailable for work" on ONE day when I had a doctor's appointment. That triggered a review that took 3 weeks to clear up.
I know this is annoying but id.me is actually helping reduce the massive fraud happening with unemployment. Something like $2 billion was stolen from NY unemployment alone during the pandemic. But yeah they should definitely speed up the process after verification. It's not fair to make people wait weeks for their money.
Not an unemployment worker, just stating facts. I went through this too and it sucked, but I understand why they're being careful.
my cousin works for NYSDOL and said they're so backlogged that even after ID.me there's a 2-3 week wait for manual review
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Not gonna lie am jealous. They DECREASED mine by $3400 and when I called (after like 500 attempts) they said there was nothing they could do because the "system had recalculated" my eligiblity based on some formula. Like thanks for the explanation 🤡
Did you request a hearing? You have the right to appeal any monetary determination!
Yeah I filed an appeal online but its been 4 weeks with no response. Typical.
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I'm dealing with this exact problem right now! My husband actually drove to Albany to the main office to pay in person because we were so paranoid about mail issues. Extreme solution but we got a receipt on the spot so 🤷♀️
NY unemployment is such a joke. They overpaid me, then took 5 MONTHS to cash the check I sent back. Meanwhile they kept sending threatening letters saying I hadn't paid! Make sure you keep DETAILED records of everything.
That's exactly what I'm afraid of! Did you eventually get it sorted out?
Yeah but only after I basically harassed them with calls every day for 2 weeks straight. The left hand doesn't know what the right is doing over there.
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IMPORTANT INFO: 'Return to work' is a specific term in the unemployment system that means you are now regularly employed. One hour of orientation/paperwork is NOT considered 'returned to work' - you should report the hour and earnings but answer NO to that question until you begin your regular work schedule.
Nia Williams
EMAIL THEM! seriously. I know it sounds too simple but I emailed explaining my situation and got a callback within 4 days. Use the contact form on their website.
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Luca Ricci
•I tried this and got an automated response saying they'd get back to me in 2-3 weeks 😂
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Nia Williams
•Oh dang, guess I got lucky then. The system is such a mess!
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Aisha Mohammed
Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist but does anyone else think they design the system this way on purpose to discourage ppl from claiming benefits? 🧐
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Yuki Watanabe
•It's not a conspiracy if it's true lol
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Carmen Sanchez
•my cousin works for the state (not unemployment) and says they're still using computers from the 1980s for some stuff. never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence 🤷♂️
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