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- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
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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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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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Why does everyone run to reddit first instead of just calling unemployment? 🤦♂️ Literally a 5 minute phone call would answer this definitively.
Fair point, I take it back. The phone system is trash.
Use claimyr.com - only way I've been able to actually reach an agent in the past 6 months
This happened exactly one year after you first applied for benefits, right? That's when the system automatically evaluates you for a new benefit year. Totally normal.
No, actually I've only been on unemployment for about 6 months, since April.
Ah, then it's definitely the Extended Benefits program. Still normal, just different trigger.
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After struggling for months, I finally found a strategy that works. Call right at 8:00am, press 1-9-2-1 when prompted (skips some menus), and if you get disconnected, call back immediately. Took me 38 tries in one day but finally got a human who fixed everything.
tried this for 2 weeks straight, still never got through 😭
I tried calling at different times and found 10:30am and 2:45pm seem to have slightly shorter wait times for some reason
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I heard from someone who works at NYSDOL (friend of a friend) that their computer system had a major update that went wrong and affected about 20% of all active claims. They're working on a fix but it's taking forever because their tech is from like the 1980s 😩
not surprised their systems are ancient. have you seen their website? looks like it was designed when aol was still popular lol
Why is nobody talking about contacting our representatives about this?? Call your state assembly person and state senator! That's what I did and their office contacted unemployment on my behalf. Had my issue resolved within 48 hours. These offices deal with constituent services and can often get through to agencies when we can't.
I'll try this too! Who did you talk to when you called their office?
Just called the main office number and asked to speak with whoever handles constituent services for unemployment issues. They took all my info and followed up.
Daniel Price
DEFINITELY call! A friend of mine lost 4 weeks of benefits because they didn't call right away when their certification button disappeared. Don't wait!
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Olivia Evans
I've been dealing with NY unemployment for 18 months now and the system is just broken. Sometimes the certification option disappears randomly and reappears a day later. Sometimes it means there's a hold. Sometimes it means you need to call. There's literally no way to know without talking to someone. When you finally get through, make sure they check ALL possible issues and don't just give you a quick answer.
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Benjamin Carter
•Thanks for the advice! Really appreciate your insight after dealing with this for so long.
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