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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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This is exactly why the unemployment system is overwhelmed. Companies are just dumping workers and expecting taxpayers to foot the bill while they pocket the savings from not paying salaries. The whole thing is backwards.
StarStrider
•I mean, technology has always changed jobs. People adapted before, they'll adapt now. At least unemployment benefits give you time to retrain.
Sean Doyle
You might want to look into trade programs. A lot of blue collar work can't be automated yet. My brother went from office work to plumbing after getting laid off and he's making more money now than before.
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wait so you can work part time and still get unemployment?? i thought you had to be completely unemployed! this changes everything for me because my restaurant cut everyone's shifts but didnt lay anyone off
NightOwl42
•Yes! A lot of people don't know about partial benefits. As long as your hours/wages were reduced involuntarily, you can apply. Just make sure to report all your earnings when you file your weekly claims.
Zainab Ali
Just be prepared for the process to take forever. I applied for partial benefits 3 weeks ago and my claim is still in adjudication. The NYS Department of Labor system is so backed up it's ridiculous. But yes you should definitely apply if your hours got cut.
Dylan Hughes
•Ugh that's frustrating. Did they give you any timeframe for when adjudication might be done?
Zainab Ali
•Nope, just says 'in progress' on my account. No updates whatsoever.
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The whole system is designed to confuse people and make you give up. They use terms like 'exhaustee' instead of just saying 'your benefits are done.' It's deliberate obfuscation to save the state money.
Emma Olsen
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Liam Cortez
•Thanks, I'll look into that if my payments don't show up by next week like they're supposed to.
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Lucas Lindsey
Just make sure you keep filing those weekly claims even if you don't see payments yet!! I made the mistake of stopping when my first few didn't pay and it screwed up my whole claim
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