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THE SYSTEM IS A JOKE! I've been waiting 5 weeks for my first payment because they keep saying my claim is under review. Meanwhile I can't pay my rent! And good luck trying to call them - the phone just hangs up on you after an hour on hold.
that sucks! is your claim in adjudication? thats when they review stuff and it takes forever
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The whole system is broken honestly. I waited 7 weeks last year and when I finally got through to someone they told me my claim was held up because they needed to verify my identity, but I never got any notice asking for documents. Make sure you check your online account AND your mail regularly because sometimes they send requests that aren't obvious.
Ugh that's frustrating! I'll make sure to keep checking both places. Did you eventually get all your back pay?
Yeah I got all the back payments once it was resolved, but those 7 weeks were really tough financially.
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The system is SO broken! 26 weeks isn't enough time to find decent work in this economy. They expect you to take any minimum wage job just to get off benefits. Meanwhile they're making it harder and harder to even qualify in the first place!
I feel you on this. The job market is rough right now and 26 weeks goes by fast when you're actually trying to find something good.
Wait, are we talking about regular unemployment or standby? Because standby has different rules. I was on standby for my union job and that was different timing.
OP is talking about regular UI benefits, not standby. Standby is for temporary layoffs where you expect to be called back. Regular unemployment is when you're fully separated from your job and actively seeking new work.
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If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to discuss your denial or file an appeal, I had success using a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me reach an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. It was way easier than trying to call the regular number and getting hung up on constantly. Might be worth checking out since you're on a tight timeline for your appeal.
never heard of this before but honestly anything is better than spending hours on hold just to get disconnected
Other reasons they deny claims include not registering with the job search system properly, missing your weekly claim filings, or having issues with your identity verification. But yours sounds like a quit situation so focus on gathering evidence that you had good cause. Hostile work environment can qualify but the bar is pretty high - you need to show it was intolerable and you had no other choice.
Thanks everyone. I'm definitely going to appeal and gather more documentation. At least now I understand why they denied it initially.
Ezra Beard
The system is so confusing!! I never know if I'm supposed to report gross pay or net pay. And what about tips? I work at a restaurant part time and sometimes get cash tips that aren't on my paycheck.
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Peyton Clarke
•You report gross earnings, including all tips. Cash tips definitely need to be reported even if they're not on your W-2. NYS Department of Labor wants to know about ALL income you receive.
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Statiia Aarssizan
This whole partial benefits thing is actually pretty reasonable compared to what I expected. At least they let you keep some of your unemployment instead of cutting it off completely the second you work one hour.
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