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just take the job and see what happens with your claim. worse case scenario you make more money working anyway. the unemployment system is so complicated nobody really understands all the rules
Congrats on getting a job offer! That's great news. Just make sure when you do your weekly certification you answer 'yes' to working that week and report your gross earnings before taxes. The system will automatically calculate your partial benefit. You'll probably end up with more total income combining the part-time wages and reduced unemployment than just unemployment alone.
Companies do this all the time to try to get out of paying into the unemployment fund. It's disgusting how they'll lie about good employees just to save a few bucks on their taxes. The whole system is rigged against workers and NYS Department of Labor doesn't make it any easier with their impossible phone system.
I had trouble reaching someone at NYS Department of Labor about payment delays last month. Ended up using this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get through to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Was way easier than sitting on hold for hours trying to call myself.
i thought there was still some federal money involved but yeah everything goes through your state. in ny thats nys department of labor obviously
The whole system is so confusing! I've been trying to get through to NYS Department of Labor for weeks about my claim status and their phone lines are always busy. It would be nice if there was a federal office that could help when the state system isn't working properly.
If you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor by phone, you might want to check out claimyr.com - they have a service that helps people get through to unemployment agents. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. I used it last month when I couldn't get through about my adjudication issue.
Miles Hammonds
I had such a hard time getting through to NYS Department of Labor to even understand my denial properly. If you need to talk to someone about your appeal options, I found this service called Claimyr that actually got me connected to an agent. Check out claimyr.com - they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Really helped me get the information I needed for my appeal.
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Ruby Blake
•How much does that cost? I'm already broke from being unemployed and can't afford expensive services right now.
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Miles Hammonds
•It's actually pretty reasonable and way better than spending hours on hold getting nowhere. The peace of mind was worth it for me.
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Micah Franklin
THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST WORKERS!!! They always side with employers even when the employer is clearly in the wrong. I appealed twice and lost both times even with perfect documentation. Don't get your hopes up but definitely try anyway because you have nothing left to lose at this point.
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Ella Harper
•That's really discouraging to hear. I was hoping the hearing process would be more fair than the initial decision.
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