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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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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.
preach. i spent SIX WEEKS trying to get through about a simple address change. SIX. WEEKS. 😤
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 😂
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.
Thanks! Any idea what form or where on the website to request this? Their site is impossible to navigate
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.
it just appeared one day. like magic! 🧙♂️ the system is designed to frustrate people into giving up, i swear
Omg THIS!! 💯
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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The whole NY unemployment system is held together with duct tape and prayers 😭 I swear they intentionally make it confusing so people give up
pro tip: try calling your local state representatives office! Sometimes they can help push your claim through faster. Worked for me last year when I was stuck in waiting week hell for over a month.
That's a really good idea, I hadn't thought of that! Did you just call their main office number?
Yep! Just explained the situation and that I'd been trying to reach unemployment for weeks. They took my info and had someone from unemployment call me back within 3 days!
Nia Jackson
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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CosmicCruiser
•preach 🙌 i had to learn more about unemployment law than my actual career just to get my benefits
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Aisha Khan
•legit spent more time dealing with unemployment than at my actual job when I had one 🤡
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Ethan Taylor
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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