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I had trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor during peak unemployment but found this service called Claimyr at claimyr.com that helped me get through to an agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Really helped when the phone lines were constantly busy.
wait so when ARE federal unemployment taxes due?? I thought it was annual but someone told me quarterly
Your employer is probably just trying to delay reporting to avoid paying higher unemployment insurance rates. The federal unemployment tax deadline has NOTHING to do with their obligation to report your wages to NYS Department of Labor for your claim. This is exactly the kind of bureaucratic BS that makes dealing with unemployment so frustrating!
dont forget about people who get fired for stealing or fighting or showing up drunk. thats misconduct and disqualifies you completely. also if you quit to move somewhere else without having a job lined up first
Thanks everyone. Sounds like my issue is probably the base period since I only started working in March. Going to try filing for the alternate base period and see what happens. Wish they made this stuff clearer from the start!
File ASAP! The longer you wait the more money you lose. I made the mistake of waiting two weeks because I thought I wouldn't qualify and that was two weeks of benefits I'll never get back. NYS Department of Labor benefits are retroactive only to when you file your claim, not when you became unemployed.
UGH the unemployment system is so confusing! Why don't they just have clear guidelines about this stuff? I've been going back and forth about filing for weeks because I can't figure out if getting fired for missing work means I'm disqualified or not. This whole thing is giving me anxiety.
Ravi Malhotra
The whole system is a mess when unemployment spikes. Last time this happened in 2020 people waited months for payments. At least now it's just a few extra days instead of weeks or months.
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Freya Christensen
yeah i noticed this too, used to get my money tuesday now its thursday sometimes friday really annoying when you're budgeting
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