Almost 2 months and no payment from NY unemployment after being let go

Call them!! Try calling right when they open at 8am. I was in the same boat - waited 6 weeks with nothing, then finally got through to someone who fixed it in 5 minutes. Turns out there was some stupid flag on my account for "verification" that no one told me about.

After banging my head against the wall for weeks trying to get through to ny unemployment, I finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that called for me and connected me with an agent. Talking to an agent got my money released within 48 hrs after waiting over a month. It was the only way I could actually talk to a real person who could help. They also have this video explaining how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Check if your identity verification went through. Log into your account and see if there's a message asking you to verify anything. That held mine up for 7 weeks and I had no idea until I dug around in the messages section.

So sorry ur going through this. I had to wait 9 WEEKS for my first payment. the system is completely broken. I ended up having to contact my state assembly person who helped push it through. Try reaching out to your local rep - it actually helped me!

The EXACT same thing happened to me! They're so backlogged its ridiculous. When I finally got someone on the phone (took 4 hrs on hold) they said there was a "pending review" on my account that someone needed to clear manually. The rep cleared it while I was on the phone and I got paid 3 days later.

This happened to EVERYONE I KNOW who filed recently. The system is completely overloaded still. But here's what worked for me - go on Twitter and DM the NYSDOL account with your issue (don't include personal info). They actually responded and escalated my claim within 24 hrs.

Look I hate to say this but you HAVE to get a human on the phone to fix it. The website is useless for resolving issues. I spent 3 weeks trying to get through before I found claimyr.com - they got me through to a person who fixed everything in 10 minutes. Absolutely ridiculous that you need to jump through these hoops, but that's NY unemployment for ya 🤦‍♂️

Are you 10000% sure you're answering the weekly certification questions correctly? One wrong answer can hold up everything. Especially the questions about whether you were ready/willing/able to work and if you refused any work. Check your payment history screen too - sometimes it shows pending issues.

Had the SAME issue last year. Here's what finally worked for me: 1) Call the main number but instead of waiting for the voice prompts, immediately press 9+1+1+1. This sometimes gets you to a different queue. 2) If that doesn't work, try claimyr.com - they call and wait on hold for you. When an agent answers, they connect you. Saved me hours of frustration and my backpay was released immediately after talking to someone. 3) Contact your state assembly person - they have special contacts at unemployment. 4) Check your spam folder daily - sometimes they send emails requiring action but they get filtered. The system is frustrating but once you get through to a human, they can usually fix it quickly. Good luck!

just went thru this exact nightmare. turns out they needed some additional info from my employer that was holding everything up, but nobody bothered to tell me 🙄 literally took one 5-minute phone call to resolve once I actually got through to a person

I filed on 9/2/22, didn't get my first payment until 10/25/22. Almost 2 months of nothing! And guess what? They never told me why. When I finally got through after using claimyr.com (which btw was totally worth it), the agent just said "oh it's released now" with no explanation. The system is a joke.

this is why i hate NY unemployment so much. try emailing them too - sometimes they respond faster that way. use the contact form on the website and be super specific about your issue.

Check if your employer is contesting the claim! My boss tried to say I quit when I was actually laid off, and that held everything up for months until I proved otherwise.

Faxing (yes, FAXING in 2022 🤡) a letter explaining your situation sometimes works. The fax number is on their website. Include your claim ID, last 4 of SSN, and detailed timeline. Sounds crazy but it worked for me when nothing else did.

Have you checked your bank info is correct in the system? I had a friend who waited months only to find out they had transposed two digits in their account number.