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Just wanted to say mine got approved exactly at the 2 week mark, so there's hope! Got my first payment about 3 days after approval. Keep checking your my.ny.gov account daily.
Two weeks isn't that unusual, especially if you filed right after a holiday or during a busy period. Keep filing your weekly claims even while it's pending - that's important. If you don't hear anything by week 3, then I'd definitely try calling or using one of those callback services people mentioned.
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I had the same transportation problem when I lost my job last year. Couldn't get through to NYS Department of Labor for weeks to ask about it, kept getting busy signals or disconnected. Finally used 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. The agent was able to clarify that my situation was acceptable as long as I was actively looking for work I could realistically get to.
That's helpful to know there's a way to actually talk to someone! I was dreading trying to call them.
The system is set up to deny people benefits whenever possible!! They'll find ANY excuse to disqualify you. The transportation thing will definitely be used against you, mark my words. I've been fighting with NYS Department of Labor for months over my claim.
That's not really true... I got approved pretty easily when I qualified. Most people who follow the rules don't have major problems.
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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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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.
Anastasia Kozlov
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.
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Sean Flanagan
•That's horrible about your friend. The whole system definitely needs reform but you can still win if you have the right documentation.
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Zara Mirza
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.
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Omar Zaki
•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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