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The system is designed so you can't state shop for benefits. Your unemployment claim is tied to your work history and the state where you paid into the unemployment insurance fund. Even if you move, your weekly claims and job search requirements stay with your original state's Department of Labor. You can live anywhere in the US while collecting but you're still bound by your filing state's rules and benefit amounts.
Wait so if I move to Florida while collecting NYS Department of Labor benefits, do I still have to do the job search stuff for NY jobs or can I look for Florida jobs?? This is so confusing and I might need to move for family reasons soon.
You can search for jobs anywhere but you still have to meet NYS Department of Labor requirements for your weekly claims. You'd report your job search activities to NY even if you're looking in Florida.
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The NYS Department of Labor system is so broken honestly. Even when you have a legitimate good cause for quitting they make you jump through hoops to prove it. I hope you have better luck than I did - took them 6 weeks to process my case and by then I was already broke.
6 weeks?? That's terrible. The adjudication process shouldn't take that long.
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Whatever you do, DON'T put anything about quitting or resignation even if you felt pressured to leave. Stick with the layoff terminology your company used. I made that mistake on my first claim years ago and it created a whole mess with adjudication.
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I had a nightmare trying to get through to NYS Department of Labor when I was dealing with this transition. Kept getting busy signals and when I finally got through, they'd hang up after being on hold forever. Finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me connected to a real person at the unemployment office. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Made the whole process so much easier than trying to call myself.
Interesting, never heard of that service. How much does it cost?
Worth checking out their site for details, but honestly after weeks of frustration trying to reach someone the regular way, having an actual conversation with a NYS Department of Labor agent was priceless.
Yeah definitely separate programs. I work in benefits admin and see this confusion all the time. Short term disability is usually through private insurance or employer plans, while unemployment is a state program. The eligibility requirements are totally different - one requires you to be unable to work, the other requires you to be able to work but unemployed.
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If you're having trouble reaching someone at NYS Department of Labor about your adjudication status, I had success using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Much easier than sitting on hold for hours or getting disconnected.
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Jacob Lewis
•Is that service legit? I've been trying to call for three weeks about my claim status and keep getting the busy signal.
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Mia Rodriguez
•Yeah it worked for me. I was able to speak with someone who explained why my claim was held up and what documents I needed to submit. Saved me weeks of frustration.
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Amelia Martinez
The whole system is BROKEN! They talk about these noble purposes but then leave people hanging for months without any communication. I've been waiting 8 weeks for my appeal hearing and can barely pay rent. Where's the 'temporary financial assistance' when you actually need it??
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Ethan Clark
•I feel you on this. The system promises help but the bureaucracy makes it nearly impossible to actually get benefits when you need them most.
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