Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
Claimyr is a pay-as-you-go service. We do not charge a recurring subscription.
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
If I could give 10 stars I would
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!
Really made a difference
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.
An incredibly helpful service
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.
IT WORKS!! Not a scam!
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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Check ur claim status online. Sometimes they fix issues without telling u and u might suddenly see payments pending. Happened to me after weeks of radio silence.
I check online obsessively lol. Still says "pending - contact agent" which is the whole problem!
This whole system makes me RAGE. I ended up using Claimyr last month (claimyr.com) after my roommate recommended it. They kept calling until someone answered, then connected me right away. Talking to a real person finally got my back payments released. Best money I ever spent after losing 2 months of benefits to the void
Not a scam - they just do the annoying part of calling over and over for you. Once they get through, your phone rings and you talk directly to the unemployment agent. No different than if a friend kept calling for you until they got through
hmm interesting. might check it out then cuz im getting nowhere with these people
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Mine never came and i found out someone stole it from my mailbox and drained it 😭 Had to file a police report and everything. Took 2 months to get my money back.
Yes after filing police report and tons of paperwork they refunded everything. But it was a huge headache and I was broke meanwhile.
This happened to my neighbor too! Now I get everything direct deposited or I use a PO Box.
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NY unemployment is a freaking disaster right now. I work at a nonprofit that helps people navigate benefits, and about half our clients have backdating issues. They're rejecting a lot more backdating requests than they used to, claiming people don't have "good cause" for late filing. Have a REALLY solid explanation ready for why you waited.
That's actually a good reason! Other acceptable ones: health issues, technology barriers, confusion about eligibility, misinformation from employer, or language barriers. They're less sympathetic to "I thought I'd find a job quickly" but sometimes that works too.
The system is designed to be confusing on purpose so they can deny more claims. It's disgusting.
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When this happened to me in February I tried contacting my state representative and they actually helped! Their office has direct contacts at unemployment who can flag your account for fraud. Worth a shot if you're getting nowhere with the phone lines.
That's a great idea. Which rep did you contact? Was it your state senator or assembly member?
Assembly member. Their constituent services person handled everything for me. Took about a week but way better than trying to handle it all myself.
Don't just report to NY unemployment!!! Also report to: - Local police - FTC (identitytheft.gov) - Your employer - Social Security Administration - IRS (to prevent tax fraud) The more documentation you have, the better protected you'll be. Trust me - I've been dealing with this since November and it's a nightmare if you don't cover all bases quickly.
Mohammad Khaled
What number did you eventually get through on? My phone just says 'all circuits busy' every time I try to call 😭
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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.
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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!
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Alina Rosenthal
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.
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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
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Alina Rosenthal
•EXACTLY. And then they act like they're doing us a favor by fixing their own mistakes.
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