How long after NY unemployment assigns my claim to a worker will I finally get paid?

3 weeks?! I'm already going crazy waiting. Did you do anything to speed up the process?

Called them every other day tbh. The squeaky wheel gets the grease and all that 🤷‍♀️

3 weeks is actually pretty fast these days. My brother waited 12 weeks after being assigned!!

wait hold up - does this actually work or is it just the usual BS? I've tried everything to get through

Worked for me! They just stay on hold so you don't have to and then call you when they get a real person. Saved me literal hours of my life

I've spent like 70+ hours on hold with unemployment... this sounds too good to be true

I thought the same thing but I was desperate. My claim was stuck for 2 months. After I talked to someone using their service my backpay came through in a week!

another day, another company promising to fix the unfixable unemployment system lol

Hey I get the skepticism. But when you've been broke for months, you'll try anything. All they do is wait on hold for you - which saved me from going insane hearing that hold music 🤮

Thanks for all this info! Did you have to provide any additional documentation when they assigned it to a worker?

In my case, they needed additional proof of identity and employment history. Make sure all your documents are ready to go so there's no further delay when they ask!

52 days?! That's actually criminal. How tf are people supposed to survive???

Exactly! They don't care at all. I had to move back with my parents at 35 because of their incompetence.

You basically have to get lucky with an agent willing to transfer you. I've heard some people calling at exactly 8:01am have better luck getting senior staff.

Try claimyr.com - that's how I got through to someone who actually had authority to fix my claim issues.

THIS!!! 👆 My assemblyperson's office got my claim fixed in TWO DAYS after I'd been waiting for months.

does this actually work? ive never contacted a politician before

Yes! This is literally what their constituent services staff are FOR. They handle these requests all day long, especially unemployment issues.

Seriously. It's like they intentionally make it difficult to weed people out from getting what they're literally entitled to.

And theres a special place in heaven for the guy who picked up my phone when claimyr.com connected me. Fixed 3 months of issues in one 15 min call.

My cousin works for the DOL (different state) and says they're completely overwhelmed. Each case worker has hundreds of claims to process.

They should hire some of us unemployed people to help clear the backlog lol

that's good to hear about the backpay at least. were you able to do anything to speed up the process?

besides calling constantly? Not really. Oh I did send one physical letter by certified mail documenting everything. Not sure if that helped or was coincidence.

Are you serious?? How did you find that out?

Got a super honest agent on my 12th attempt calling who looked into it and told me. Said she wasn't supposed to tell me but felt bad seeing how long I'd been waiting.

That is WILD. They should automatically reassign cases. I've heard similar stories about claims assigned to workers who quit or retired 😅

I feel your pain so much! The ramen diet is real 😭 I haven't tried filing a complaint with the labor department yet, but that's actually a really good idea. Also, I've seen people mention contacting your state representatives - apparently their offices have direct lines to DOL and can sometimes get claims expedited. Worth a shot when you're this desperate! Have you tried that Claimyr service people keep mentioning? I'm getting to the point where I'd pay anything to just talk to a real person who can actually help.

@Gael Robinson I m'in almost the exact same boat - filed around the same time, got assigned to a worker in May, and still waiting. The financial stress is unreal. I actually did file a complaint with the NYS Department of Labor s'Inspector General office last week you (can do it online .)Haven t'heard back yet but at least it s'documented. Also seconding what @Chloe Taylor said about state reps - I m planning'to contact my assembly member s office'tomorrow. At this point I m willing'to try anything. We shouldn t have'to jump through all these hoops just to get benefits we re entitled'to!