So just found out that all federal unemployment benefits expired on September 5th, per federal law. I knew that was happening, but what I didn't know is that starting Sunday September 12th, everyone who was on federal programs (PUA, PEUC, EB) would be completely locked out of the certification system! I saw this announcement from The Labor department posted about 2 hours ago that states: "ICYMI: Federal benefits expired on 9/5, per federal law. If you were receiving benefits through a federal program, including PUA, PEUC, or EB, you will be unable to certify for benefits in any way (via phone or web) beginning Sunday 9/12." I tried to certify yesterday and kept getting error messages. Called the automated system and same thing - it just says I'm not eligible to certify. The system won't even let me access my account properly! Anyone else dealing with this? Is there any way to still get our remaining balance or are we just cut off completely now? I still had like $1,900 left in my account balance that I thought I could claim. Did they really just shut off all access without any warning? I understand the benefits expired but I thought we could at least claim what was remaining in our balance.

My coworker got laid off in August and has been collecting unemployment since September. Her benefit year ends next April, and she still has plenty of effective days remaining. She's been getting her payments every Tuesday like clockwork, including that extra $300 supplement. Now that the federal supplement has stopped, will she still get her regular payment on Tuesday? Or does the whole schedule change? She's freaking out because rent is due soon and she needs to know if the money is coming on the usual day just without the extra amount. Anyone gone through this transition period yet?

I just tried logging into my unemployment account on September 11th at 2:13 pm and got this weird error message on the New York State Department of Labor website. The exact error said: "There is an issue with your UI benefits account. Please call the Telephone Claims Center at 1-888-209-8124 during regular business hours. Hearing impaired individuals, who have Telephone Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) equipment, may call a relay operator at 1-800-662-1220 and requesting the operator to call 1-888-783-1370. Service at this number will only be provided to callers with TDD equipment." I have no idea what's going on. My last payment came through fine like a week ago. Has anyone else seen this message? I've been trying to call that 1-888-209-8124 number for TWO DAYS STRAIGHT but it just keeps saying all agents are busy. I literally can't check my claim status, see my payment history, or certify for this week. The error appeared on the "Error Information" page after I logged into the NY DOL website at applications.labor.ny.gov. There was just the error message and a "Cancel and Return" button at the bottom, but nothing explaining what the actual issue is with my account. The website header had all the normal navigation options like "COVID-19 Vaccines," "Services," "News," "Government," etc., but I can't access any of my UI information. What am I supposed to do if I can't even talk to someone? Is the system just overloaded because of COVID-19 related claims? Has anyone else run into this specific error message recently and managed to resolve it?

I still have 28 effective days remaining on my account but there's no option to certify my claim anymore. My benefit year ending date shows as March 6, 2022 with a weekly benefit amount of $504.00. My maximum payable is $13,104.00. I've been working throughout most of 2020 and only started collecting unemployment in March 2021. When I log in to uihp2.labor.ny.gov, I can see my payment history and that I last certified for benefits for the week ending 09/12/2021, but now the certification option has disappeared completely. According to my official record of benefit payment history, my current claim shows: - Start/Effective Date: 03/01/2021 - Benefit Year Ending Date: 03/06/2022 - Weekly Benefit Amount: $504.00 - Maximum Amount Payable: $13,104.00 - Effective Days Remaining: 28 I checked the NY Department of Labor website around September 1, 2021 at 2:13 pm, and everything looked normal. It shows my latest transaction as of 09/12/2021, confirming that I last certified for benefits for the week ending that date. But when I tried to certify again, the option is gone. Do I need to file a new claim even though my benefit year hasn't ended yet and I still have 28 remaining days? The system is showing my claim is still active but won't let me certify! Anyone else experiencing this issue with the NY Department of Labor unemployment system?

I filed my claim back in August and haven't seen any progress on my application for almost 3 months now. Every single time I try calling the ny unemployment office, I get a busy signal and then it just disconnects me. I've been trying different times - early morning, late afternoon, middle of the day - nothing works. The website just shows my claim as 'pending' with no other information. My savings are almost completely gone at this point and my landlord is getting impatient. Has anyone managed to actually speak to a real person there? This is beyond frustrating.