New York Unemployment

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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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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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Not to be that person, but like... why didn't you research unemployment benefits when you lost your job? That's literally the first thing most people do. All this info is on the NY unemployment website.

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That's a little harsh. The NY unemployment website is notoriously confusing and the rules about partial benefits are buried in pages of technical language. Most people don't know about this option.

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Fair point. Sorry if I came across as judgmental. The system definitely doesn't make it easy to understand everything.

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u have 3 days (72 hrs) from when ur first eligible to file or u lose those benefits forever. thats the official rule. BUT sometimes they'll make exceptions for "good cause" - not knowing about partial UI benefits might count depending on the agent you talk to.

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This is like the THIRD time this has happened in the past 2 months! They really need to upgrade their system but you know they never will. I've found that if you try certifying very early in the morning (like 6am) or late at night (after 10pm) the system works way better with fewer glitches.

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early morning definitely works better. less people online trying to certify at the same time.

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Have you tried the mobile app? Sometimes when the website is glitching the app still works. Or vice versa.

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I didn't know there was an app for NY unemployment! Gonna download it now in case this happens again next week

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Yep it's not great but sometimes works when the site doesn't. Good backup option 👍

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A writen mandamus? is that like a court order? idk much about legal stuff but that seems like a lot of work when you could just hire one of those unemployment advocates. My sister used one and they handled everything for her

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It's "writ" not "written" lol. And unemployment advocates charge like 30% of your benefits... not worth it imo

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oh lol yeah writ whatever. I just kno ny unemployment is impossible to deal with alone

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So I was about to throw my phone after 3 hours on hold when my buddy told me about claimyr.com. Used it and got through to an actual human who fixed my claim that had been 'pending' for 6 weeks. Best $20 I ever spent to unlock thousands in benefits. They just call for you and connect you when a real person answers.

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100% works. They just handle the calling and waiting part. You still talk to the DOL agent yourself to fix your claim. Beats spending days on hold.

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I tried it too - got through to someone in about 90 mins. My claim was fixed same day after weeks of nothing.

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Update: just called the NY tax department and they confirmed this is 100% legit. Interest on government payments is always taxable. The lady I spoke to said they've been getting calls about this all day.

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How did you even get through to them? I've been trying for days!

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I used claimyr.com - it's the only way I've been able to get through to anyone in NY government lately.

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The whole unemployment tax thing was handled so badly from the start. First they tax the benefits during a pandemic, then they say 'oops nevermind' after everyone already filed, then they take MONTHS to send refunds, and now they want tax on the interest. What a joke.

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I called the governors office and complained. They took down my info and forwarded it to some special dept at unemployment. Got a call back within 2 days and they fixed my missing payments from 2020. Worth a try!

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check ur spam folder!! not kidding. my friend had a similar issue and turns out NYSDOL had been emailing him asking for additional verification but all the emails went to spam. once he submitted what they wanted he got paid within 2 weeks.

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Just checked and nothing there unfortunately. But good tip!

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