Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr calls for you, so you don't have to wait on hold.
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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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Just make sure you're filing your weekly claims every week even while your initial claim is being processed! I made the mistake of waiting until my claim was approved and it delayed everything. You can't get paid for weeks you don't file, even retroactively.
Mason Davis
The whole system is a joke tbh. They make it as difficult as possible and then act like they're doing you a favor. I've been waiting 5 weeks for adjudication on mine and still no word. Meanwhile bills keep coming...
Noah Lee
•I understand the frustration, but 5 weeks for adjudication isn't necessarily abnormal if there are complex issues to resolve. Have you tried calling or checking if they need additional documentation from you?
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Zainab Ahmed
honestly the whole system is set up to make it hard to get real answers about anything including basic statistics. been trying to get data for my nonprofit for months
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Diego Flores
congrats!! i remember 2019 when literally everywhere was hiring and unemployment was super low. now its the opposite lol. did you have to do the job search requirements during your adjudication or do those start after approval?
Ravi Kapoor
•Job search requirements start after approval. I have to log 3 job contacts per week now that my claim is active.
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If you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor to clarify your specific situation, I used a 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. Really helped when I needed to verify my work reporting requirements.
That's interesting - I've been trying to call for two days with no luck. How does that service work exactly?
Jace Caspullo
honestly the whole system is ridiculous... you pay into unemployment insurance for years and then when you need it for a few weeks they find every excuse to deny you. meanwhile people game the system all the time and get benefits they shouldn't
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Melody Miles
•I feel your frustration but the rules are pretty clear about voluntary separation. It's designed to help people who lose jobs involuntarily, not cover gaps between chosen employment.
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Nathaniel Mikhaylov
Just went through something similar when I switched from my accounting job to a new firm. The 4-week gap killed me financially but I couldn't get unemployment. Had to pick up some freelance work to bridge the gap. Maybe look into temp agencies or gig work for those 6 weeks?
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