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Wait so if I file today but I lost my job last Monday, do I lose that whole week? This is so confusing and nobody explains it clearly anywhere on the NYS Department of Labor website!
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Wait I'm confused - is unemployment taxable at the federal level or state level or both? And what about the extra money they give you for dependents?
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Wait I'm confused about the benefit year thing. I filed in March 2024 but only collected for like 8 weeks because I found work. Then I lost that job in November and had to file again. Does my 26 weeks start over or am I still using up my original benefit year?? The NYS Department of Labor phone system is impossible to get through to ask about this stuff.
If you're still within your original benefit year (which would be March 2024 to March 2025 in your case), you'd continue using your remaining weeks from the original claim. You wouldn't get a fresh 26 weeks until your benefit year expires and you file a completely new claim.
I had this exact same situation and couldn't get through to NYS Department of Labor either. Ended up using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to actually talk to someone. They have a service that gets you through to a real agent - there's even a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Finally got my benefit year questions answered instead of being stuck in phone hell.
Also keep in mind that even after your regular UI benefits end, there might be extended benefits available depending on the unemployment rate. This doesn't happen often but it has in the past during recessions. The NYS Department of Labor will notify you if you're eligible for any extensions.
yeah but don't count on extended benefits right now, the unemployment rate isn't high enough to trigger them in NY
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dont forget about the work search thing!!! you have to apply for jobs every week and keep records or they'll cut you off. i know people who got denied retroactively because they couldn't prove they were looking for work
The whole system is designed to deny as many people as possible honestly. They make it confusing on purpose so people mess up their applications or miss deadlines. But if you follow all their rules exactly and document everything you should be ok
This is so true. I spent months fighting a denial that was totally wrong and finally got it overturned but the stress was horrible.
Javier Cruz
If clearing your cache doesn't work, you might need to contact an NYS Department of Labor agent directly. I had a similar issue where the system was mixing up different types of forms and I couldn't get through on the phone for weeks. I ended up using a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me reach an actual person at NYS Department of Labor. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. The agent was able to clear up the system error on my account in just a few minutes.
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Paolo Longo
•I've never heard of that service but if it actually gets you through to someone at NYS Department of Labor it might be worth trying. The regular phone number just hangs up on me.
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Emma Thompson
Just to clarify for anyone else reading - Form 940 is specifically the Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return. Employers use it to report wages subject to FUTA tax and calculate their annual FUTA tax liability. As unemployment claimants, we have nothing to do with this form. If you're seeing it on your weekly claim, it's definitely a system error that needs to be fixed.
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