Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live NYDOL agent in minutes.
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Using Claimyr will:
- Connect you to a human agent at the NYDOL
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the NYDOL drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
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.
An incredibly helpful service
An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
IT WORKS!! Not a scam!
I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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I had so much trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor when I had questions about my benefit duration. Spent hours on hold and kept getting disconnected. Finally found 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 showing how it works. Made it so much easier to get my questions answered about my remaining weeks.
How much does that cost? I'm already tight on money with unemployment payments.
It's worth checking out their site for details. For me, getting accurate info about my claim was more important than struggling with the phone system for weeks.
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Low unemployment can actually work in your favor if you're genuinely looking for work. More job openings means you'll have legitimate job contacts to report each week, which strengthens your weekly certification. Just make sure you're applying to positions that match your skills and experience level - don't just apply randomly to meet the quota.
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If you're having trouble getting through to anyone at the Medicaid office to ask questions, you might want to try Claimyr at claimyr.com - they help people reach NYS Department of Labor agents but I think they also have info about other benefit programs. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Might be worth checking out if you need to talk to someone directly about your specific situation.
Never heard of that service but anything that helps navigate these systems sounds useful. The phone lines are always so busy!
Just went through this process 2 months ago. Unemployment definitely counts as income but I still qualified for Medicaid even with my weekly UI payments. The application process was actually pretty straightforward once I knew to include my NYS Department of Labor benefits. Just make sure you have your benefit letter or payment history ready when you apply.
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Been there! I survived 4 months on unemployment but had to move back in with roommates and basically ate ramen every day. The weekly job search thing is annoying but not that hard if you just apply to everything remotely related to your field.
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If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask questions about your benefits, I used a service called Claimyr that got me connected to an agent in under 10 minutes. They have this whole system for navigating the phone queues - there's a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI and their site is claimyr.com. Saved me hours of calling and getting hung up on.
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Luca Ferrari
•Thanks for the tip! I've been trying to call NYS Department of Labor for days with questions about my claim.
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Carmen Ruiz
the whole unemployment system is such a mess, doesnt matter what federal unemployment tax act accomplished if you cant even get your benefits processed correctly by NYS Department of Labor
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