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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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just echoing what others said about emergency fund being most important... unemployment benefits help but they're not gonna replace your full salary
One thing nobody mentioned - if your company offers severance packages during layoffs, that can be a huge buffer too. Sometimes they'll give you a few weeks or even months of pay. But make sure you understand how that affects your unemployment claim timing with NYS Department of Labor because there are rules about when you can start collecting if you get severance.
Good point about severance! I'll have to check what our employee handbook says about that.
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Just went through this nightmare trying to reach NYS Department of Labor about a contested claim issue. Couldn't get through on the phone for weeks until someone told me about claimyr.com - they actually got me connected to an agent who explained how the employer tax system works. There's a good video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works for getting through to speak with someone.
Interesting, never heard of that service before. Was it expensive?
Honestly just glad I could finally talk to someone who could explain my situation properly instead of being stuck in phone limbo
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I had trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor when I had questions about reporting part-time work. After waiting on hold for hours multiple times, I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get connected to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Was able to get my questions answered about partial benefits within a day instead of spending weeks trying to call.
Is that legit? Never heard of using a service to call NYS Department of Labor for you.
Yeah it's real. They basically handle the calling and waiting part for you. Was worth it to get clear answers about how to report my freelance income properly.
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The unemployment statistics are released every Thursday morning around 8:30 AM, but like others said, this won't speed up your individual claim. You might want to check if you have any outstanding verification documents or if there's an issue with your employer's response to the separation notice.
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Been there with the ski resort thing! Getting through to NYS Department of Labor on the phone to ask about seasonal eligibility was impossible last year - kept getting busy signals or hung up on. Finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that connected me directly to an agent. There's even a video demo showing how it works: https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI. Made it so much easier to get my questions answered about standby status.
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NebulaKnight
•Interesting, never heard of that service before. Did they charge you a lot for it?
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Zainab Khalil
•Worth it to actually talk to someone who could explain the seasonal worker rules clearly instead of sitting on hold for hours.
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QuantumQuest
The NYS unemployment system is such a joke for seasonal workers. They make you jump through hoops proving you're looking for work when everyone knows you're just waiting for your seasonal job to start back up. But yeah technically you can collect if you meet the wage requirements.
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Connor Murphy
•same experience here, had to document job searches even though I knew I was going back to the same summer job in May
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