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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.
I used claimyr.com - it's the only way I've been able to get through to anyone in NY government lately.
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!
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.
Just checked and nothing there unfortunately. But good tip!
took 9 days for my account to update after the video call then another 3 days for money to hit my bank. they told me 14 days too but it was faster. video call lady was nice but the whole process was weird af, felt like i was applying for a top secret clearance not just tryin to get my unemployment lol
The whole ID verification thing is because of the MASSIVE amount of fraud happening with unemployment. My neighbor works for DOL and says they're catching hundreds of fake claims daily. It sucks for legit people like us but at least they're trying to protect the system. Mine took 13 days to process back in February.
Fun fact: NY unemployment system was built in the 1980s and runs on COBOL. They had to call retired programmers back during covid because nobody knows how to maintain it anymore. The whole system is literally held together with digital duct tape. 🤡
I was in your exact situation last year. Finally got through after using claimyr.com to reach an agent. Turns out there was a flag on my account because my former employer challenged my unemployment claim. The agent removed the hold and I got all my backpay two weeks later. Definitely worth trying!
Brady Clean
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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Skylar Neal
•It's "writ" not "written" lol. And unemployment advocates charge like 30% of your benefits... not worth it imo
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Brady Clean
•oh lol yeah writ whatever. I just kno ny unemployment is impossible to deal with alone
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Vincent Bimbach
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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Vincent Bimbach
•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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Norah Quay
•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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