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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.
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.
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.
lmao welcome to ny unemployment where "under review" means "we threw your claim in a pile and forgot about it" 🤡
Have u filed a fraud report with the police? I had to do that before ny unemployment would take my case seriously. Once I had a police report number they escalated my claim.
Not to be that person, but why'd you select the wrong option in the first place? Those forms literally ask you twice to confirm 🙄
Anyone else notice how the tourism recovery benefit system seems completely separate from the regular unemployment system? Like why can't they just use the same payment info they already have for us? 🤦♀️
Sophie Footman
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.
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Sophie Footman
•Yes after filing police report and tons of paperwork they refunded everything. But it was a huge headache and I was broke meanwhile.
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Connor Rupert
•This happened to my neighbor too! Now I get everything direct deposited or I use a PO Box.
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Molly Hansen
congrats on winning ur case! 14 weeks is crazy long. my employer tried to fight my claim too saying i quit but i had proof i was laid off. keybank cards usually take 7-10 business days but can be slower around holidays
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