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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?
That's a separate thing. Once your claim is established, you need to file your weekly claim each week to continue receiving benefits. You typically have until the following Sunday to file for the previous week, but it's best to file as soon as the week ends on Sunday.
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.
I agree it's frustrating, but I think the one-week backdate limit is to prevent people from filing months later and claiming benefits for the whole period. Still sucks when you're dealing with job loss stress though.
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The unemployment system is designed to make you feel like you're failing even when you're doing everything right. Those statistics don't account for people who have to take jobs that pay way less than their previous position just to get off unemployment. NYS Department of Labor counts that as a 'success' but is it really?
I understand the frustration but the data does show most people find comparable employment within 6 months. It's not perfect but the system does work for the majority of claimants.
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Just be super careful about the reason for separation part. If you put down the wrong thing it can mess up your whole claim. For layoffs you want to select 'lack of work' or 'company downsizing' - don't accidentally pick anything that makes it sound like you quit or were fired for misconduct.
Good point! It was definitely a layoff, they closed the location completely. I'll make sure to be clear about that.
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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
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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