How long do you have to wait to reapply for unemployment benefits in NY?
My unemployment claim ended about 6 months ago and I was working part-time but just lost that job too. I'm trying to figure out how long I need to wait before I can file a new claim with NYS Department of Labor. I've heard different things - some people say you can apply right away, others say there's a waiting period. Does anyone know what the actual rule is? I don't want to mess anything up by applying too early.
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Hailey O'Leary
You can actually file a new claim right away if you've worked and earned wages since your last claim ended. NYS Department of Labor doesn't have a specific waiting period between claims. The key is that you need to have earned enough wages in your new base period to qualify for a new claim. If you worked part-time for 6 months, you should have some earnings that could establish a new benefit year.
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Marcus Marsh
•Thanks! Do you know how much I need to have earned to qualify? I was only working about 20 hours a week.
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Cedric Chung
I went through this same situation last year. You need to have earned at least $2,700 in your base period to qualify for a new claim. The base period is usually the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. So if you file now, they'd look at your earnings from roughly January 2024 through December 2024.
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Talia Klein
•wait i thought it was different amounts? i'm so confused by all these rules
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Cedric Chung
•The $2,700 is the minimum, but you also need to have earned wages in at least two quarters of your base period. There are other requirements too depending on your situation.
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Maxwell St. Laurent
Just be prepared for the NYS Department of Labor system to be slow processing your new claim. When I reapplied it took forever to get through to someone to verify my work history. I kept calling but could never get past the busy signal.
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PaulineW
•I had the same problem trying to reach NYS Department of Labor! I ended up using this service called Claimyr that helped me get through to an actual agent. You can check it out at claimyr.com - they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. It was so much easier than spending hours trying to call myself.
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Maxwell St. Laurent
•That actually sounds really helpful. Did they charge a lot for that service?
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PaulineW
•It was worth it for me just to avoid the headache. They got me connected to an agent who could actually look at my account and tell me what was holding up my claim.
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Annabel Kimball
The whole system is such a mess. I tried to reapply last month and they're saying my wages don't count or something even though I definitely worked. Now I'm stuck in adjudication AGAIN. NYS Department of Labor makes everything so complicated for no reason.
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Hailey O'Leary
•That sounds like it might be a reporting issue with your employer. Sometimes wages don't show up in the system right away, especially if your employer was late filing their quarterly reports.
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Chris Elmeda
Good luck with your claim! I hope it goes smoother than mine did.
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