Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
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Using Claimyr will:
- Connect you to a human agent at the NYDOL
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the NYDOL drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
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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An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
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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Ryder Ross
Did you check if your identity has been verified in the system? A lot of claims are stuck in ID verification hell right now. If you log in and see a message about ID verification, you need to upload documents through ID.me or their system.
I don't see anything about ID verification in my account. Just a pending status with no explanation.
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James Maki
please don't do anything drastic. i know how you feel. was in your exact shoes feburary-april. couldnt reach anyone for 8 weeks and was about to be homeless. finally broke down and used claimyr.com after seeing it mentioned here. got through to someone who fixed EVERYTHING in one call. hang in there. this system is brutal but don't let it break you.
Have you filed a complaint with the NY Department of Labor Inspector General? It might sound pointless but they are required to investigate all complaints. I did this after 3 months of getting nowhere and suddenly got a call from a supervisor who fixed everything.
I didn't even know this was an option. Do you have a link or phone number for filing the complaint?
Here you go: https://ig.ny.gov/form/complaint-form-long. Make sure to document everything in detail - dates you called, what happened, etc.
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getting the card is a good sign but honestly ny unemployment is such a mess right now who knows. my friend and i both applied the same day, she got paid in 2 weeks, took me 6 weeks with no explanation for the delay.
Josef Tearle
•fr its completely random. some people sail through and others get stuck in limbo for months 🤮
check if u have unresolved issues on your claim. log into ur account and look for any messages or alerts. sometimes they need additional info but dont make it obvious
Cole Roush
•Just checked and don't see any alerts or messages asking for more info. Hopefully that's a good sign?
Yeah thats good! Just keep certifying weekly and the money should start showing up
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What number did you eventually get through on? My phone just says 'all circuits busy' every time I try to call ðŸ˜
Sofia Peña
•I used the regular 888 number but called later in the day around 3:30pm. Seems like everyone tries in the morning so afternoon might be better.
Chloe Zhang
•I couldn't get through at all until I used claimyr.com - then I got a callback within an hour. Saved me so much frustration!
Its wild how a system this important can be this broken. People rely on these benefits to EAT and PAY RENT. Every time there's a 'glitch' real people suffer. Makes my blood boil.
Kaitlyn Otto
•Preach 🙌 I'm sick of being treated like I'm begging for handouts when this is MY MONEY I paid into the system for years
EXACTLY. And then they act like they're doing us a favor by fixing their own mistakes.
Zoey Bianchi
check your mail carefully - sometimes they send a form you can fill out and mail back to request a payment plan. might still take forever for them to process it but at least its an option that doesnt involve the phone hell
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Christopher Morgan
worst case scenario: if they do end up sending it to collections, immediately request a payment plan with the collection agency. they're usually much easier to work with than NYSDOL directly (which is sad but true). Just make sure to get everything in writing if it goes that route.
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Mateo Silva
•That's good to know but really hoping it doesn't get to that point. Would rather not have it affect my credit if possible.
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Christopher Morgan
•100% agree - definitely try all the other options first! Just mentioning it as absolute last resort if nothing else works.
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