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if your employer doesnt verify that you werent actually laid off, you might be dealing with this for awhile. make sure you contact ur current/former employer to have them confirm with unemployment that you never lost your job.
That's a good point! I've been at the same job for 3 years, so I'll definitely get them involved.
anyone have a lawyer recommendation who specializes in this kind of stuff? im in a similar situation but might need legal help
Most people don't actually need a lawyer for this. Save your money and follow the steps people mentioned above. The systems are in place to handle it, they're just slow af.
Good to know, thanks. Just panicking a bit and thought I might need legal help.
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The NY unemployment system is still broken AF from the pandemic overload. Never seen such a mess. I got 5 different contradicting letters in a 2 week period last time I applied.
just had almost this exact situation. do the idme verification and then CALL THEM. you probly need to talk to a tier 2 specialist. the idme is required regardless of approval status
Thanks, I'm definitely going to do the IDme verification today. But calling them is so hard - been on hold for hours with no luck.
Try claimyr.com - they called for me after I spent literal days trying to get through. Worth every penny to not waste hours on hold.
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u should look into if ur identity might have been stolen. theres been a huge spike in unemployment fraud since covid and sometimes they freeze legit claims when they suspect fraud. happened to me.
Oh god I hope not. How would I even check that?
Check your credit report for any weird activity. But really you need to talk to someone at NYSDOL to confirm if that's the issue.
yeah right, another 'miracle solution'... what's the catch? 🙄 i see all these comments about this claimyr thing but has anyone here ACTUALLY tried it themselves?
I used it last month when I was in OPs situation. It works exactly as advertised - they call and wait on hold, then call you when they reach a person. Got my claim fixed that day after weeks of trying myself.
Used it 2 weeks ago. Got connected to an agent in about an hour. My issue was fixed immediately. Prior to that I had spent probably 20+ hours trying to get through myself with no luck.
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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
preach 🙌 i had to learn more about unemployment law than my actual career just to get my benefits
legit spent more time dealing with unemployment than at my actual job when I had one 🤡
Finnegan Gunn
Yo I literally couldn't get through to unemployment for MONTHS about my identity theft issue. Then I tried claimyr.com and got connected to a real person in like 2 hours. They got my case resolved that same day. The agent I talked to said they're dealing with thousands of fraud cases right now so you gotta be persistent.
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Finnegan Gunn
•No catch - they just call for you and wait on hold so you don't have to. When an agent picks up, they forward the call to your phone. Saved me like 6 hours of hold music lol
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Ashley Simian
•So I called unemployment 37 TIMES last month with no luck. Used Claimyr yesterday and talked to someone in under an hour. Sometimes you gotta try something different when the system is this broken.
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Oliver Cheng
CHECK YOUR MAIL CAREFULLY! When someone stole my identity for unemployment, I almost threw away a letter that looked like junk mail but was actually a tax form for benefits I never received. Also be prepared for this to potentially affect your taxes - you might get a 1099-G form for unemployment income that isn't yours. You'll need to contact NYS tax department to get that corrected too.
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