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- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
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- Give you free callbacks if the NYDOL drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
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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An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
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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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honestly the whole system is a joke, they make you jump through hoops even when you have legitimate reasons for everything. I got denied twice before finally getting approved and it took MONTHS. but definitely still apply because you never know
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If you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor to check on your appeal status or get clarification about the process, I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get through to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Really saved me hours of trying to call and getting busy signals.
That's interesting, I've been trying to call for days to ask about my appeal deadline. How does that service work exactly?
sounds too good to be true but if it actually works might be worth checking out
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THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU PARANOID ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING! I spent months worrying about questions like this when really they just want data for their reports. NYS Department of Labor makes everything so confusing on purpose I swear.
I feel this so much. Every form feels like a trap somehow.
Wait are you talking about the survey that comes up sometimes when you do your weekly claim? I usually just skip those optional parts. They're not required for your certification.
No this was actually in my initial application paperwork, not the weekly claims. But good to know the weekly ones are optional!
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UGH the NYS Department of Labor payment system is SO BROKEN!! I've been waiting 3 weeks for payments that show as 'issued' and still nothing in my account. This is ridiculous - people need this money to survive and they act like it's no big deal that payments just disappear into thin air.
same boat here, so frustrating
One more thing to check - make sure you didn't accidentally set up a debit card instead of direct deposit. NYS Department of Labor sometimes defaults to their KeyBank debit card option and people don't realize it. If that's the case, you should have received a card in the mail within 7-10 days of your first issued payment.
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I had a similar issue with my claim taking forever when unemployment was at record lows last year. Ended up having to call NYS Department of Labor dozens of times. Actually found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get through to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me hours of being on hold and getting disconnected.
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Mateo Martinez
•Interesting, never heard of that. Did they actually help resolve your adjudication issue or just get you connected?
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Nia Davis
•They got me connected to an agent who could actually see what was holding up my claim. Turned out there was a verification issue that wasn't showing up in my online account.
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QuantumQueen
Low unemployment is bad because it gives employers too much power and they start cutting benefits and treating workers worse because they know people need jobs. Plus NYS Department of Labor gets stingy with approvals because they assume everyone should be able to find work easily.
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Aisha Rahman
•This exactly! When I got laid off during a low unemployment period, they questioned everything about my job search. Made me prove I wasn't being too picky about wages and location.
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