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I know this sounds weird but try calling right when they open (7:30am) or right before they close (6:45pm). I've had better luck getting through during those times vs mid-day when everyone's calling.
You're gonna need to call them, and it's gonna suck. The whole system is designed to be frustrating enough that people give up. I had to call 46 times before I got through, and that was at 7:31am on a Tuesday. Once I finally reached someone, they fixed it in like 2 minutes. So stupid.
Or just use claimyr.com and save yourself the hassle. They'll call repeatedly for you and connect when they get through.
If you qualify for regular unemployment (had enough W-2 income), you can still collect even if your most recent job was self-employment. That's different from the old pandemic programs.
call them ASAP. people here saying payments are coming through are lucky. my brother had a similar issue and his payment got held for "identity verification" for 3 weeks. don't risk it just call.
Yeah but only after he finally got through to someone on the phone. Emailing them did nothing.
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my neighbor werks for unemployment (not tax dept tho) and says they r extremely understaffed right now. like 5 people handling thousands of tax doc issues. its not an excuse but explains why noone answers. he suggested trying claimyr if ur desperate cuz its the only way to guarantee talking to someone.
I get the skepticism, but my neighbor literally told me they're using it internally when they need to reach other departments 😂 The system is THAT broken!
I can believe it. My sister works for a different state agency and said they can never get through to unemployment either. The whole system is a mess.
Just be careful - there's a huge backlog of tax form corrections happening right now. File for an extension if your deadline is coming up soon. I eventually got my corrected 1099-G but it took 6 WEEKS after I finally reached someone.
make SURE you're completing your work search requirements while you wait!! they can use that as a reason to deny your extension if audited later!
whatever you do DONT STOP CERTIFYING!!! Even if it looks like nothing is happening. I stopped for 2 weeks cuz I thought it wasn't working and lost those payments forever ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Esmeralda Gómez
I had this exact thing! Bus driver for 7 years and I saw that form too. I couldn't get anyone on the phone so I went to my local workforce office and they told me it was a pandemic thing that doesn't apply to me. You can just ignore it.
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Klaus Schmidt
its an old pandemic form for ppl who had both regular jobs + gig work. if ur just w2 from the school u can ignore it. ny unemployment system is such a mess they never clean up old stuff 😩
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