Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
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- Connect you to a human agent at the NYDOL
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the NYDOL drops your call
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Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!!! They expect you to live on $500/week when rent alone is $1200. Meanwhile politicians get their full salaries. Makes me sick how they treat working people in this state.
I feel your frustration but focusing on available programs is more helpful right now
Have you looked into the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs? They sometimes offer income support during training for in-demand careers. Also check if your county has any emergency assistance programs for displaced workers.
I'll call my county social services office tomorrow. Didn't know they might have programs for displaced workers specifically.
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I had such a nightmare trying to reach NYS Department of Labor when I needed to clarify my benefit status last year. Kept getting busy signals for weeks. Finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to a real person at the unemployment office. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me so much frustration dealing with the phone system.
Interesting, never heard of that. Did they charge you a lot to make the call?
It was worth it to actually talk to someone instead of calling 200 times. Way easier than dealing with the busy signals myself.
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Good luck getting through to anyone at NYS Department of Labor to ask questions about this. I've been trying to get clarification on part-time work rules for weeks and can never get through. The phone system is impossible and their website doesn't give clear examples for different situations.
Never heard of that but anything is better than the regular phone system. Did they charge you a lot?
It was reasonable and saved me hours of calling. Plus I got to talk to someone who actually knew the current rules instead of getting different answers from different people.
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The work search requirement is what trips up a lot of people. NYS Department of Labor expects you to prove you're genuinely looking for work, not just collecting benefits. Keep detailed logs of every application, interview, and job fair you attend. They can audit your work search activities at any time.
Good point about keeping records. I've been tracking everything in a spreadsheet but wasn't sure if that was enough documentation.
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I had such a nightmare trying to get through to NYS Department of Labor when my claim got stuck. Spent hours on hold every day for weeks. Finally found this service called Claimyr at claimyr.com that actually got me connected to an agent in like 20 minutes. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Honestly saved my sanity.
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CosmicCaptain
•Never heard of that but honestly anything beats sitting on hold for 3 hours just to get disconnected
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Malik Johnson
also dont forget you have to do the job search thing now, like 3 activities per week or they'll cut you off
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Paolo Ricci
•What kind of job search activities count? I've been applying to jobs but didn't know I had to track it somewhere specific.
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