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just check your my.ny.gov account, it should have all your claim history with dates
I tried that but my account only goes back to 2022 for some reason. The older stuff isn't showing up.
The whole rollout was such a mess! I remember NYS Department of Labor kept changing the rules and nobody knew what was happening. They had to hire thousands of temporary workers just to handle all the claims. If you need exact dates, you might have to request your full claim history directly from them.
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wait i thought unemployment was like 60% of your salary? thats what my friend told me when she got laid off from her job in albany
It varies by state. Some states do have higher replacement rates, but NY is around 50% with that $504 weekly maximum cap.
This is exactly why I keep telling people to have an emergency fund! You can't rely on the government to take care of you. That said, definitely apply for everything you qualify for and start job hunting immediately. The job market is actually pretty good right now in most industries.
Easy to say when you have extra money to save. Some of us are living paycheck to paycheck already.
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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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Wait, so if I'm working part-time while collecting unemployment, I need to report that every week? What if I forget to report one week - will they come after me for overpayment?
Yes, you must report all earnings when filing your weekly claim. If you forget to report work, NYS Department of Labor will eventually catch it through wage crossmatching and issue an overpayment notice. It's much better to report accurately from the start than deal with an overpayment appeal later.
Anthony Young
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.
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Charlotte White
•same boat here, so frustrating
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Ryan Andre
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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