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Just to add some specifics - the 26 weeks is your benefit year. If you exhaust all 26 weeks and still haven't found work, you can't just file a new claim right away. You'd need to work again and earn enough wages to qualify for a new benefit year. The weekly job search requirement is 3 activities minimum and you need to keep a log of your search efforts in case NYS Department of Labor asks for it during an audit.
What counts as a job search activity? Just applying for jobs or other stuff too?
Applying for jobs, attending job fairs, networking events, skills training, even some volunteer work can count. Check the NYS Department of Labor website for the full list of approved activities.
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UGH the whole system is so frustrating!!! I've been waiting 2 months for my adjudication to finish and can barely reach anyone at NYS Department of Labor. The phone lines are always busy and when you finally get through they just tell you to wait longer. It's like they WANT people to give up and stop trying to get benefits.
I had the same problem with getting through to NYS Department of Labor until someone told me about this service called Claimyr at claimyr.com. They basically call for you and get you connected to an actual agent. I was skeptical at first but watched their demo video (https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI) and decided to try it. Got through to someone at NYS Department of Labor within like 20 minutes when I'd been trying for weeks on my own.
Seriously?? I'm so desperate at this point I'll try anything. The automated system just hangs up on me every time.
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If you can't get through to NYS Department of Labor by phone (which is basically impossible these days), I had success using Claimyr to actually reach an agent. They helped me figure out what was holding up my claim when the portal wasn't showing anything. Check out claimyr.com - there's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Way easier than sitting on hold for hours.
Is that legit? I've been trying to call for days and either get disconnected or the line is busy.
Yeah it's real, they basically get you connected to an actual NYS Department of Labor agent. Saved me tons of time and stress.
The whole system is a joke. Open status could mean anything - they just keep you guessing while your bills pile up. I've had open status for a month and still no payments because apparently they need to 'verify my employment history' even though I submitted everything they asked for.
ugh same here, the waiting is killing me
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The unemployment system is such a nightmare to navigate especially for young people filing for the first time. They make it seem like you need a law degree just to understand if you qualify. I went through this same confusion when I was 20 and lost my restaurant job. Turns out I qualified even though I'd only been working for 6 months because I had worked the previous summer too.
To directly answer your question about who can file: employees who lose work involuntarily, people whose hours are significantly reduced, workers who quit for specific good cause reasons, and even some self-employed individuals under certain programs. The key factors are having sufficient wage history in covered employment and being unemployed through no fault of your own. Age doesn't matter - 19 is fine as long as you meet the work and wage requirements.
thanks this is super helpful! going to try filing online tonight
Miguel Herrera
If she's having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask about her eligibility, there's a service called Claimyr that helps people actually reach agents by phone. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI and the site is claimyr.com. I used it when I couldn't get through the busy phone lines to check on my adjudication status.
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Dylan Hughes
•Interesting, I'll mention that to her. The NYS Department of Labor phone system is definitely frustrating to navigate.
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Zainab Ali
Frictional unemployment is totally normal and actually considered healthy for the economy since it means people are moving to better job matches. But yeah, the unemployment insurance system isn't really designed for voluntary job changes.
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