How to file an unemployment appeal with NYS Department of Labor after disqualification

You definitely should appeal if the facts are wrong! You have 30 days from the date on your disqualification notice to file an appeal. You can do it online through your my.ny.gov account or mail in the appeal form. For your situation, gather any documentation showing your hours were reduced - pay stubs, work schedules, emails from your employer about the hour cuts. The key is proving you had good cause to leave due to substantially reduced hours.

same thing happened to me when my job cut me from 40 hours to like 8 hours a week. i appealed and won but it took forever to get a hearing date

The appeal process involves submitting your written appeal within 30 days, then waiting for NYS Department of Labor to schedule a telephone hearing. During the hearing, you'll present your case to an administrative law judge. Make sure to include a detailed statement explaining why the decision was wrong, along with supporting documents like pay stubs showing hour reduction, any written communication with your employer about the changes, and documentation of your job search efforts if applicable. The burden is on you to prove you had good cause to leave.

Getting through to NYS Department of Labor by phone to ask questions about appeals is nearly impossible with their call volume. I tried for weeks before finding claimyr.com - it's a service that calls for you and gets you connected to an actual agent. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Helped me get answers about my appeal process that I couldn't get anywhere else.

Wait I'm confused about appeals vs adjudication? I thought adjudication was the appeal process? My claim has been in adjudication for weeks and I don't know if that's the same thing or if I need to do something else??

Just want to say good luck with your appeal! The whole unemployment system is so frustrating and they make everything unnecessarily complicated.

I went through a similar appeal process last year when my employer incorrectly reported that I was fired for misconduct. The 30-day deadline is firm, so don't wait! I submitted my appeal online through my.ny.gov which was much faster than mailing. For your situation with reduced hours, definitely gather all your pay stubs showing the decline, any emails or texts from your manager about the schedule changes, and if you have any documentation showing you tried to discuss maintaining your hours with your employer, include that too. NYS considers a substantial reduction in hours as constructive dismissal, which should qualify you for benefits. The hearing will be by phone and the judge will ask you and your employer questions about what happened. Stay organized and stick to the facts - you've got a strong case if you can prove the hour reduction made your job unsustainable.