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Make sure you understand the difference between misconduct and non-misconduct termination. Your case sounds like clear non-misconduct since they eliminated the position. Even if they try to bring up performance issues during the hearing, focus on the fact that they told you it was budget related and then immediately reposted the job. That proves it wasn't about your performance.
That's a great point. They never mentioned any performance problems in my termination meeting, it was all about budget cuts and restructuring.
One thing that helped me was writing down key points beforehand. Not a script but bullet points of the most important facts. Date hired, date told about elimination, termination date, date job was reposted. Keep it simple and factual. The judge has heard every excuse from employers so clear evidence like yours usually wins.
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Wait I'm confused about the base period thing. When exactly do they look at your earnings? I started my job in March 2024 so would they look at my 2023 earnings or 2024?? This is so confusing and I really need to know if I qualify before I file.
The base period is the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters before you file. So if you file in January 2025, your base period would be January 2024 through December 2024. Since you started working in March 2024, you'd have earnings from March-December 2024 to count toward your base period wage requirements.
Also remember you have to register with the job search system and be willing to accept suitable work. They define suitable work based on your skills and experience but after a certain period they can expand what they consider suitable.
Good point! How long before they start considering other types of work suitable?
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Whatever you do, don't trust those scam websites that promise to file for you for hundreds of dollars upfront. Stick with legitimate options like the career centers or official NYS Department of Labor resources.
same thing happened to me last year except i waited 2 weeks before filing because i thought maybe my job would call me back. BIG mistake - you lose those first 2 weeks of benefits forever. file as soon as possible even if you think you might get your job back
Oh wow, I didn't realize that! I'll definitely file this week then. Thanks for the warning.
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I actually had trouble reaching someone at NYS Department of Labor to ask similar questions about my claim status. If you need to speak with an agent directly about your benefits, I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helps you get through to unemployment offices by phone. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Really saved me hours of calling and getting busy signals when I needed to verify some details about my weekly certification.
That's interesting, I might need to check that out if I have more questions. The phone lines are always so busy.
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If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to verify your wage information or ask questions about your calculation, I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get connected to an actual agent. They have this video demo that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI. It was super easy to use and I finally got answers about my weird wage situation where one employer hadn't reported correctly.
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•That sounds helpful! I've been trying to call for a week but keep getting the busy signal or getting disconnected after waiting forever.
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Mei Wong
just wanted to say i went through this exact same thing last year with multiple part time jobs and it all worked out fine. nys department of labor was actually pretty good about combining everything once i got through to them. dont stress too much about it!
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