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Just want to add that even after you submit your application, you MUST file your first weekly claim within the same week or you'll lose that week's benefits. Don't wait for approval - start filing weekly claims immediately after your application is submitted.
I was struggling to reach anyone at NYS Department of Labor about a similar income reporting question for weeks. Kept getting disconnected or stuck on hold for hours. Finally found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually gets you through to a real agent. There's a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Literally got connected within 20 minutes and got my question answered. Might be worth checking out if you need to clarify anything with them directly.
The whole system is ridiculous. You're trying to work and support yourself and they make it so complicated to figure out what to report. I spent 3 hours on hold last week just to ask about reporting some gig work income and never got through to anyone. Meanwhile they expect perfect compliance or they'll come after you for overpayments. It's like they set you up to fail.
The whole system is so unnecessarily complicated! Like why do we need federal AND state taxes for unemployment? Just make it simple for crying out loud. No wonder people get confused about what affects what.
I had a nightmare trying to reach someone at NYS Department of Labor to clarify my situation when I was between categories. Spent weeks calling and getting disconnected. Finally found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to an agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Really saved me when I needed to verify my claim status.
Giovanni Conti
The system is designed to make it as hard as possible to get help when you need it most. I went through this same runaround when my benefits ended and it took MONTHS to get a straight answer about whether I could refile. By then I was already behind on everything.
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Fatima Al-Hashimi
just keep applying to jobs and hope something comes through soon, thats all any of us can do really
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