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Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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If you're having trouble getting through to the NYS Department of Labor to check on your claim status or get clarification about your eligibility, I had good luck using claimyr.com - it's a service that helps you actually reach a real person at the unemployment office. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Saved me hours of busy signals and dropped calls when I needed to verify my job separation reason.
Never heard of that but might be worth trying. The NYS Department of Labor phone system is absolutely impossible to get through on.
From what I understand the main categories are involuntary job loss (layoffs, firing without misconduct, business closure), reduced hours that qualify for partial benefits, and some voluntary separations with good cause. The NYS Department of Labor looks at each situation individually but your layoff should be pretty clear cut for approval.
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If you're having trouble reaching them about your appeal or need to speak to someone urgently, I used a service called Claimyr that helped me get through to an actual NYS Department of Labor representative. You can check it out at claimyr.com - they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Really saved me when I was stuck in adjudication limbo.
Never heard of that before but anything that helps get through to them sounds useful. The phone lines are always jammed.
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The whole system is a mess regardless of who's in office! I filed claims during both periods and NYS Department of Labor always finds ways to make things complicated. At least now they're not dealing with all those federal programs that kept changing every few months.
True, the constant program changes during 2020-2021 were confusing but at least money came faster back then.
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Don't forget you also have to pay taxes on unemployment benefits! They don't automatically withhold federal taxes so you might want to have them take out 10% or set money aside. I learned this the hard way last year.
Oh wow I didn't even think about taxes. Can you have them withhold taxes when you file your weekly claims?
Yes, when you file your initial claim or during weekly certification you can elect to have 10% withheld for federal taxes. You can also change this later if needed.
The calculation is so weird though like why 1/26th of your highest quarter instead of just basing it on your last few paychecks? Makes no sense to me and I ended up getting way less than I thought I would
The system is designed to look at a longer period to get a better picture of your typical earnings and to prevent people from gaming the system by working extra hours right before filing. It's not perfect but there's logic behind it.
Alexis Robinson
The unemployment system is so broken. Even when you have legitimate reasons to quit they make you jump through hoops to prove it. Meanwhile the harasser probably still has their job and will do it to someone else. Sorry you had to go through this.
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Aaron Lee
Hope this helps! I quit my retail job for similar reasons (different type of harassment) and got benefits approved after about 6 weeks. The adjudication process takes time because they have to contact your former employer and investigate. Just be completely honest and provide every piece of documentation you have.
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