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MISCONDUCT is the big one they look for. If your employer claims you were fired for misconduct, you'll get disqualified and have to appeal. Even being late too many times can count as misconduct in their eyes. The system is designed to deny first and ask questions later.
One thing to keep in mind is that if you're working part-time, you might qualify for partial unemployment benefits. NYS Department of Labor has a formula where they reduce your weekly benefit based on how much you earn, but you can still get something if your hours are really low. Just make sure you report all your earnings when you do your weekly certification.
I had trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor when I needed to check on my benefit calculation. Kept getting busy signals and their online chat was useless. Finally found this service called Claimyr at claimyr.com that actually got me through to an agent who could explain my monetary determination. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Worth checking out if you can't get answers through the normal channels.
The whole system is set up to confuse people! They make you jump through hoops and half the time different offices give you different answers. I spent months trying to sort out benefit conflicts after my accident and nobody could give me a straight answer about what I was allowed to collect.
Malik Robinson
Make sure the verification letter is recent - some landlords want it dated within 30 days. Also keep in mind it will show your gross weekly benefit amount before taxes, so budget accordingly if you're using this for rent calculations.
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Isabella Silva
Wait I'm confused - are we talking about a letter TO unemployment or FROM unemployment?? I thought this was about writing to NYS Department of Labor about something but now everyone's talking about getting letters from them??
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Natasha Ivanova
•The OP needs a letter FROM NYS Department of Labor proving they receive benefits. It's for their landlord, not something they send to the unemployment office.
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