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anyone else getting REALLY tired of having to become an amateur detective just to get the benefits we're entitled to? 🤦‍♂️ the entire ny unemployment system feels designed to be as confusing as possible

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preach 🙌 i had to learn more about unemployment law than my actual career just to get my benefits

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legit spent more time dealing with unemployment than at my actual job when I had one 🤡

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No offense but this is asked like at least once a week here. Search the sub and you'll find tons of answers. But yes, you can get backpay for certified weeks even if you stopped claiming.

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Try logging out completely, clearing your browser cache, and logging back in. Sometimes the website gets stuck showing old information. Sounds stupid but this fixed a similar issue for me last month!

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Wait do you have a NY.gov ID or are you using your social and pin to log in? The two systems sometimes show different info. Try both ways if possible.

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I'm using the NY.gov ID. Didn't know there were two different ways to log in! I'll try the other method tomorrow.

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I remember when unemployment had actual offices you could walk into and talk to a human being. Now everything is online and you can never reach anyone. I been through 3 recessions now and this system is the absolute worst it's ever been.

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preach. i spent SIX WEEKS trying to get through about a simple address change. SIX. WEEKS. 😤

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lol i still have trauma from those unemployment office lines tho. remember waiting 3 hours just to talk to someone who told you to fill out another form and come back 😂

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Quick question - has anyone here had any luck getting unemployment to count your gig work earnings from before you were laid off from a regular job? I was doing both and they only counted my W-2 work when calculating my benefit amount.

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Thanks! Any idea what form or where on the website to request this? Their site is impossible to navigate

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I don't think there's a specific form - you gotta actually talk to a claims specialist. Good luck getting through tho 😅

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lmao welcome to the wonderful world of ny unemployment where nothing makes sense and the rules are made up! 🤡 seriously tho, this exact thing happened to me. turns out they were "verifying my work history" which is code for "we're going to make you wait for no reason." took almost 3 weeks before my benefit amount showed up again.

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it just appeared one day. like magic! 🧙‍♂️ the system is designed to frustrate people into giving up, i swear

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Omg THIS!! 💯

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Your new claim is probably in the dreaded "pending" status. The system updates your BYE date right away, but benefit amounts need review especially when you've reported work. Keep certifying and call them ASAP to get it pushed through faster. I waited 5 weeks last time hoping it would resolve itself and regretted not calling sooner.

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check if he answered any of the weekly certification questions wrong. one wrong answer can stop everything. especially the question about being ready and available for work - if he said no to that even once, it freezes everything.

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I'll have him double check his answers. That would be such a simple explanation!

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sounds like he might have an identity verification problem that's holding up his claim. a lot of us had this issue after all the fraud that happened. he needs to specifically ask if he needs to complete ID verification. sometimes they don't tell you unless you directly ask.

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