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The whole quarter system is confusing AF. Like why can't they just use your last year's W-2? Would be so much simpler than this base period nonsense
THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST YOUNG PEOPLE! They make it harder for kids to get jobs then make them jump through hoops for benefits. My daughter went through this same BS last year and it took MONTHS to get her first payment. NYS Department of Labor doesn't care about helping young workers at all.
Similar situation here - my 20 year old had issues too but it turned out to be because he didn't report some cash wages from a summer job correctly. Once we figured that out and submitted the right paperwork, his weekly claims started going through normally. Check if there are any wage discrepancies showing up in his account.
I had a nightmare trying to get my 1099-G from NYS Department of Labor last year. The website kept crashing and when I called they said I had to wait for it to be mailed. If you still can't find yours online, you might need to call them directly. I used a service called claimyr.com that helped me get through to an actual agent - they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me hours of busy signals.
Wait I'm confused about something - do you have to file within a certain time after each week to get your weekly benefits? Or is that different from the initial filing deadline?
The whole system is so confusing. Why don't they just automatically start your benefits from the day you tell them you were laid off? Makes no sense that you lose money just because you didn't know about some arbitrary rule.
StarSailor
wait so interest stops during appeals? that doesnt seem right, why would they give you a free loan basically
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Dmitry Kuznetsov
•It's because you have due process rights. If the overpayment determination is wrong, you shouldn't be penalized with interest charges while exercising your right to appeal. It's actually pretty standard for government debt collection.
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Connor O'Brien
THE WHOLE OVERPAYMENT SYSTEM IS A SCAM!!! They make mistakes all the time and then charge YOU interest for THEIR errors. I got hit with a $3,400 overpayment that took 8 months to prove was wrong but by then I'd already paid hundreds in interest because I was scared not to pay.
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Yara Sabbagh
•That's awful! Did you ever get the interest refunded after proving it was their mistake?
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