How high is unemployment rate affecting NYS Department of Labor claim processing times?
Been watching the news about how high unemployment numbers are getting and I'm wondering if this is why my NYS Department of Labor claim has been stuck in adjudication for over a month now. Filed back in early December and still showing pending with no updates on my.ny.gov portal. Is the high unemployment rate causing major delays for everyone else too? My savings are almost gone and I'm starting to panic about rent next month.
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Keisha Williams
Yes, higher unemployment rates definitely impact processing times at NYS Department of Labor. When more people file claims, it creates backlogs in their adjudication system. Your December filing timing was particularly bad since that's when seasonal layoffs spike. Have you checked if there are any outstanding issues listed in your account that might be holding things up?
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Yara Nassar
•I've checked my account probably 50 times and there's nothing showing that needs my attention. Just says adjudication in progress with no explanation of what they're reviewing.
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Paolo Ricci
same boat here, filed in november and STILL waiting on my first payment. the unemployment rate being so high means they're overwhelmed but that doesn't pay my bills
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Amina Toure
•November filing and still no payment sounds like there might be a specific issue with your claim beyond just high volume delays. You should try calling the NYS Department of Labor directly to check if there's something requiring action that's not showing online.
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Oliver Zimmermann
I had a similar situation last year when unemployment spiked in my area. After weeks of trying to get through on the phone, I ended up using this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me connected to a real NYS Department of Labor agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Turned out my claim was flagged for identity verification and I had no idea because nothing showed up in my online account.
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Yara Nassar
•Never heard of that service before. Did they charge you a lot to make the call? At this point I'm desperate enough to try anything.
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Oliver Zimmermann
•It was worth it for me because I got answers immediately instead of spending weeks calling and getting nowhere. The agent was able to tell me exactly what documents they needed to complete my claim review.
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CosmicCommander
The unemployment rate being high is just an excuse NYS Department of Labor uses. They had plenty of time to prepare their systems and hire more staff. This is just government incompetence at its finest. We're all suffering while they take their sweet time processing claims that should be automated by now.
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Natasha Volkova
•I mean yeah the system sucks but complaining doesn't get our claims processed any faster. At least they're not as bad as some other states I've heard about.
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Javier Torres
High unemployment definitely creates a ripple effect. More claims filed means longer waits for everyone. I remember during the 2008 recession it took forever to get through to anyone at NYS Department of Labor. Just have to be patient unfortunately, even though I know that's not what you want to hear when bills are due.
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