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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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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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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.
Good to know there's actually a reason for the ridiculous process. Still frustrating when you're waiting for $$$ tho
Yeah frustrating for sure. But blame the scammers, not DOL. They're just trying to make sure real people get their benefits.
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Liam Mendez
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. 🤡
explains a lot tbh
My dad's a programmer and said the same thing. They're using technology from when Reagan was president 💀
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!
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Ethan Clark
If your claim says you didn't earn enough but you know you did, you NEED to talk to someone. I had the EXACT same issue and it turned out they had my employer's quarterly report missing. Once I got through and explained, they fixed it right away and I got backpay for everything. KEEP TRYING!
StarStrider
This whole thing reminds me of when I tried getting concert tickets back in the day. Site would crash, phone lines busy. The unemployment system is stuck in 1995 while trying to handle 2023 problems.
Yuki Sato
•Lmaooo this is the best comparison. Except at least with concert tickets you can eventually give up. Can't exactly give up on getting money to live 💀
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worst case scenario - you can file your taxes without the W-2 by estimating the numbers and then file an amended return later when you get the actual document. IRS understands there are delays with government agencies. i had to do this last year.
This isn't great advice. If you underestimate what you received, you could face penalties. Better to get an extension and file correctly the first time.
Paolo Marino
Can't believe nobody mentioned this yet - but the IRS actually gets a copy of your 1099-G from unemployment directly. If you create an account on IRS.gov you can view your wage and income transcript which shows what was reported to them. Not as good as the actual form, but at least gives you the numbers you need for filing!
Nia Thompson
•OMG thank you!! This is super helpful, I'm going to try this right now
Amina Bah
•Just FYI it takes like 5-10 business days to verify your identity and get access to the IRS site if you haven't used it before
Sophia Carson
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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Elijah Knight
•How did you even get through to them? I've been trying for days!
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Sophia Carson
•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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Brooklyn Foley
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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