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just take the job and see what happens with your claim. worse case scenario you make more money working anyway. the unemployment system is so complicated nobody really understands all the rules
Congrats on getting a job offer! That's great news. Just make sure when you do your weekly certification you answer 'yes' to working that week and report your gross earnings before taxes. The system will automatically calculate your partial benefit. You'll probably end up with more total income combining the part-time wages and reduced unemployment than just unemployment alone.
The NYS Department of Labor system is a joke honestly. Whether unemployment is up or down, they find ways to make everything complicated. I've been dealing with them for months over an overpayment issue that makes no sense.
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This is so confusing and the NYS Department of Labor phone lines are impossible to get through to! I've been trying to call for weeks about a similar situation but just get busy signals or hung up on after waiting forever. There has to be a better way to reach someone who actually knows these rules.
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Kaitlyn Otto
As someone who's been through this exact situation, you need to be very specific in your appeal about what accommodations you need and how they're reasonable. Include examples of jobs you're qualified for that would provide those accommodations. The hearing officer needs to understand you're not unemployable, just need standard workplace modifications.
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Jace Caspullo
•That's really helpful. Did you have to get a lawyer for your appeal hearing or were you able to handle it yourself? I'm wondering if my HR background will help or if I should get professional representation.
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Axel Far
THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS A JOKE! They deny people left and right for disability stuff because they don't want to pay out benefits. I've seen so many cases where people get denied initially just to make them give up and not appeal. It's discrimination plain and simple but they hide behind their bureaucratic processes.
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