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same boat here, worked mostly part time minimum wage and my benefits are terrible. but hey at least we get something right? could be worse
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The weekly amount can change if you have part-time work during any week. They reduce your benefit based on how much you earn, but there's a small amount you can make without any reduction. I think it's like $143 or something around there for 2025.
I was having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask about this exact thing - the partial work rules. Kept getting busy signals for weeks. Finally used claimyr.com to get connected to an actual agent and they explained the whole partial benefit calculation. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Really saved me a lot of frustration trying to call on my own.
Thanks for that info! I might need to work part-time so good to know there's some wiggle room before they reduce the payment.
Just remember you also have to do job search activities every week and keep records of it. They can audit your job search log at any time and if you don't have the required contacts, they'll disqualify you and demand repayment of benefits. The requirements are pretty specific about what counts as a valid job contact.
How many job contacts do I need per week? And what exactly counts as a valid contact?
For most people it's 3 job contacts per week. Valid contacts include applying for jobs, contacting employers directly, attending job fairs, or networking activities. Just browsing job sites doesn't count - you need to actually apply or make contact.
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If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to clarify this or file your claim, I had success using a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get connected to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Really saved me hours of trying to call and getting busy signals.
interesting, never heard of that before but the phone lines are definitely impossible to get through on
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THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SYSTEM IS SUCH GARBAGE!!! I've been dealing with random errors for months and nobody can ever give you a straight answer about what's wrong. Error codes that don't mean anything, websites that crash constantly, phone lines that hang up on you automatically.
I feel you on this. The whole system seems designed to make it as hard as possible to actually get your benefits.
Try logging out completely and clearing your browser cache before trying again. Sometimes the system gets confused if you've been logged in for too long or if there are old session cookies.
Just tried this and still getting the same error x57. Starting to think there might be something wrong with my account specifically.
Miguel Diaz
The whole system is ridiculous. I made $65K last year and only get $387 a week. Meanwhile my rent alone is $1,800 a month. How are we supposed to survive on these amounts while looking for work?
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Zainab Ahmed
•I feel you. The benefits barely cover basic expenses, especially in NYC area.
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Sofia Torres
For anyone still confused about the calculation: NYS Department of Labor looks at your four highest quarters of earnings in your base period, adds them up to see if you qualify, then uses ONLY your single highest quarter to calculate the weekly amount. So if your highest quarter was $13,000, you'd get roughly $250 per week (13,000 ÷ 26 ÷ 2). The exact formula has some variations but that's the basic idea.
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