My son lost his job at the end of September due to downsizing and started getting unemployment benefits in mid-October. The system was working fine until about 6 weeks ago when he went on a short trip to visit his sick grandmother and completely forgot to certify for two consecutive weeks. He didn't realize this until he checked his account last week and saw no payments for those periods. He tried calling NY unemployment but couldn't get through after waiting for hours. The website doesn't seem to have any clear instructions for retroactive certification either. Has anyone dealt with this situation before? Is it too late for him to claim those missed weeks? He's really stressing about this since rent is coming up and he was counting on that money.

Just got denied for my regular unemployment after reapplying last month. They're saying I don't have enough wages in my base period - something about needing over $4,600 in quarterly earnings. I was totally confused because I thought they were just removing the extra federal money, not cutting off my regular benefits too. I've been trying to call the unemployment office for three days straight but can't get through to anyone. The website just shows my claim as 'inactive' with no explanation. Has anyone dealt with this? What number should I actually call to get this fixed?

I got laid off in February when my company downsized. Applied for unemployment benefits right away, claimed every week since then. Everything seemed fine until May when my payments suddenly stopped. When I logged into my account, there was a message saying my claim was flagged for possible identity theft. I uploaded all the documents they asked for - drivers license, social security card, birth certificate - through their online portal. That was over 6 weeks ago and still nothing. The status just says "pending review" when I log in. I've called at least 30 times but can never get through to a real person. Just endless automated messages saying high call volume. I'm running out of savings, and my landlord is starting to get impatient about rent. Has anyone dealt with this identity verification issue? How long did it take to resolve? Is there any way to actually talk to someone who can help?

So I usually get my payment every Tuesday around 5-6am but its now almost 2pm and nothing has hit my account. I've been collecting benefits since November after our company downsized and never had an issue before. Checked my payment history on the website and it says the payment was released yesterday like normal, but nothing in my bank account. Called my bank and they don't see any pending deposits either. Anyone else experiencing delays with NY unemployment this week? Getting kinda worried since I have rent coming up next week and was counting on this money.

I started a new job last week and tried to report it through the online system. But when I selected that I "went back to work" option, now it's showing a break in claim. I'm worried I won't get paid for this week since I only worked 2 days at my new job! Does anyone have a working phone number to reach someone at unemployment? I've been trying for 3 days and keep getting disconnected or put on hold forever. Need to know if I'll still get paid for the days I wasn't working this week or if I messed everything up by clicking that option.