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I'm going through the exact same thing right now! Filed 10 days ago and still showing eligibility determination. It's so stressful not knowing what's happening. Did you have any issues with your employer information when you filed?
No issues that I know of - everything seemed to go through smoothly when I filed. Hopefully we both hear something soon!
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THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST WORKERS! They make it so hard to prove 'good cause' that most people who quit for legitimate reasons get screwed over. I had a friend who quit because her boss was sexually harassing her and it still took MONTHS to get approved. Document everything but prepare for a fight with NYS Department of Labor.
That's horrible about your friend. The whole system definitely needs reform but you can still win if you have the right documentation.
Wait, so if they're changing your schedule all the time, isn't that constructive dismissal or something? I thought that was different from just quitting.
You're thinking along the right lines. Constructive dismissal is when working conditions become so intolerable that a reasonable person would feel forced to quit. In New York, this can qualify as good cause for leaving. The key is showing that the employer's actions made it impossible to continue working there.
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THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST WORKERS! Of course employers try to discourage people from filing - they want to avoid paying their fair share into the system. I've seen companies illegally threaten employees or give them false information about unemployment just to protect their precious tax rates. Don't let them guilt you out of benefits you earned!
exactly! like they already dont pay us enough and then they complain about having to contribute to unemployment insurance
Just to add some perspective - I'm actually a small business owner and yes, we do pay unemployment taxes to NYS Department of Labor. But it's really not that dramatic. For most businesses it's just part of the cost of having employees, like workers comp or payroll taxes. A single claim usually doesn't make a huge difference unless you're a very small company with frequent turnover.
That's reassuring to hear from an actual employer. My boss was making it sound like filing would bankrupt the company or something.
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I work in government consulting and yes, federal economic policy absolutely impacts state unemployment operations. When the Fed makes major announcements about employment targets or economic stimulus, states often have to adjust their processing to align with new federal oversight requirements. It's frustrating but it's real.
This is exactly why the whole system is broken! We file for benefits we earned and then get caught up in some bureaucratic mess because politicians in Washington changed their minds about something.
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The unemployment system is SO broken. They deny legitimate claims all the time and then make you jump through hoops to prove you deserve benefits. Meanwhile bills keep piling up and families suffer. NYS Department of Labor doesn't care about the massive effects their mistakes have on real people's lives!!
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Miguel Alvarez
•exactly this!! the whole system is designed to deny first and ask questions later
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Zainab Yusuf
Make sure you're documenting everything during this process - all the financial hardship, medical issues from stress, anything related to how this wrongful denial is affecting your life. If you win your appeal, you'll get back pay for all the weeks you should have been receiving benefits. Don't give up, wrongful denials get overturned all the time once you get a real person to review the case.
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Fatima Al-Hashemi
•That's good to know about the back pay. I'm definitely going to file that appeal first thing Monday morning.
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