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UGH the NYS Department of Labor is SO SLOW! I waited 5 weeks for mine to get approved and they never even told me why it took so long. The whole system is a joke - they expect us to survive on nothing while they take their sweet time processing claims. Keep calling them every day if you can get through!
Just wanted to add that you should definitely keep filing your weekly claims even while waiting for approval. If your claim gets approved, they'll backdate the payments to when you first became eligible. Missing weekly claims can cause problems later.
The whole system is so slow and frustrating!! I waited almost a MONTH for my approval and then they still had issues with my payments. NYS Department of Labor really needs to get their act together.
I had major issues reaching NYS Department of Labor to get clarification on a weird disqualification like this. Ended up using claimyr.com to get through to an actual agent who could explain what happened with my case. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Turned out there was just confusion in my file that got sorted out once I talked to someone.
This is EXACTLY the kind of bureaucratic nonsense that makes dealing with unemployment so frustrating! They'll find any excuse to deny legitimate claims. Technology displacement should make you MORE eligible for benefits, not less, since you need time to retrain for new skills.
Sophie Hernandez
this whole system is ridiculous, they make you jump through hoops to get unemployment then tax you on it like its some kind of bonus income when you're already struggling financially
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Liam O'Reilly
so if i got unemployment in 2024 i definitely need to file taxes even if i dont usually file?
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Chloe Delgado
•If unemployment was your only income and it was under $13,850 (the 2024 standard deduction), you're not required to file federal taxes. But you might want to anyway because you could get money back if you had taxes withheld. For New York state, the threshold is different so check with a tax professional.
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