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The unemployment system is so broken anyway, doesn't matter what the rates are if you can't get decent paying jobs. I've been on and off UI for months because everything available pays less than my weekly benefit amount. It's ridiculous.
I feel you on that. The job search requirements don't account for the fact that sometimes taking a low-paying job actually puts you in a worse financial position.
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the nys department of labor payment system is so confusing!! took me weeks to figure out why my amounts kept changing. turns out i was reporting my hours wrong and they were deducting way more than they should have been. spent forever trying to get through to someone to fix it
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Never heard of that but might be worth trying. The regular phone system is absolutely useless.
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Just go file already! You're overthinking this. If they employed you then they probably paid into unemployment. The system will figure it out.
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THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SCREW SMALL BUSINESSES! They make it impossible to get straight answers about your tax rates and then hit you with massive increases. We had THREE claims last year and our rate went up 40%!
That does sound really high. Maybe there were other factors involved?
Wait, so if I get laid off and file for unemployment, my former employer gets punished financially? That makes me feel kind of bad about filing... should I not apply for benefits?
Don't feel bad at all! This is exactly what the system is for. Employers pay into unemployment insurance specifically to cover situations like layoffs. You earned those benefits through your work, and your employer was paying for this coverage all along. File your claim.
Aisha Abdullah
THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST WORKERS! Companies just replace us with machines and we're supposed to be grateful for scraps from unemployment. Been dealing with this crap for months trying to get through to NYS Department of Labor.
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Ethan Wilson
•I get the frustration but if you're having trouble reaching them, I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helps you get through to actual NYS Department of Labor agents. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me hours of calling and getting hung up on.
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NeonNova
Wait so if I get laid off because they bring in AI or robots that's still regular unemployment?? I thought there might be special benefits for that or something?
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Luca Esposito
•No special category for tech displacement in NY unemployment system. It's just a regular layoff for benefit purposes. Some states have retraining funds but the actual unemployment benefits are the same regardless of why you were laid off.
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