Confused about waiting week date on my ny unemployment claim

Yeah thats normal. The waiting week is the first week you claim but it shows up with a different date in the system. The date you're seeing is just when they actually processed it in their system, not when you served the waiting week. Nothing to worry about.

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the date is just when they processed it in their system, not when u actually served the waiting week. its normal. the system is stupid and confusing AF but thats how it works. ur good 👍

The waiting week is their way of cheating you out of one week of benefits!!! They make u wait a week before they start paying u and that week you NEVER get paid for. Such a scam. And yes the date in the system is just when they processed it not when u actually waited.

I've been dealing with NY unemployment for years (seasonal worker) and here's what I know for sure: The waiting week is the first week you claim, but you don't get paid for it. The date you see in the system (9/15/2023 in your case) is just the administrative date when they processed it in their system, not when you actually served the waiting week. The system shows weird dates all the time - it's their backend processing dates, not the actual weeks you claimed. As long as you're getting paid for the weeks after your waiting week, you're fine. If you're still concerned, I'd recommend getting in touch with a live agent who can check your specific claim. The fastest way I've found is through claimyr.com - they'll call and wait on hold for you, then connect you when an agent picks up. Saved me hours of frustration. Don't stress too much about the dates showing in the system - focus more on whether you're receiving the correct amount for the correct number of weeks!

Don't trust anything you see on the NY unemployment website. The whole thing is held together with duct tape and prayers. Call and speak to a human to confirm everything is correct with your claim.

my claim literally says 10/12/2023 for my waiting week but i filed in august lol. their system is just whack. as long as ur getting paid now ur good.

The dates in the system rarely match up with reality. Welcome to the nightmare that is NY unemployment! 🙃

Not to be that guy, but you might want to double-check your effective date of claim. If you filed in July but the waiting week says September, it's possible your claim didn't actually start when you thought it did. This happened to me and I lost out on like 6 weeks of benefits because I didn't realize my claim had the wrong effective date.

the date isn't what matters, what matters is whether ur receiving payments for the weeks AFTER the waiting week. check if those are coming through correctly

From my experience, the date shown for the waiting week is just when they finalized your claim in the system. As long as you're getting payments for the weeks you've claimed since (minus that first week), you should be good.

My unpaid waiting week had a date from like 3 weeks after i filed 🤷‍♀️ Its just when they processed it in the system. Dont stress bout it unless ur not getting paid for the other weeks