How to stop NY unemployment benefits when starting a new full-time job tomorrow?

Congratulations on your new job! You should definitely certify one final time next Sunday and report that you've returned to work. Make sure to accurately report any days you worked and any income you earned during the week. This creates a clean record showing exactly when your employment status changed.

jus stop claiming and ur good. thats what i did last time. nobody ever said anything to me about it

CONGRATS!!! I remember when I got a job last year after 6 months of unemployment - such a relief! But I actually did it wrong and it caused me problems later. Definitely certify one last time and select YES when it asks if you've returned to work. They need that final certification to close out your claim properly. I didn't do this and got a letter 3 months later asking about my "abandoned claim" and had to call to sort it out.

The exact procedure is: 1. Continue to certify weekly until your claim is officially closed 2. When you certify, answer YES when asked if you've returned to work 3. Report accurately how many days you worked that week 4. Report your gross earnings (before taxes) for those days If your earnings exceed 1.5x your weekly benefit rate, you won't receive benefits for that week, but you should still complete the certification. After 2-3 weeks of reporting full-time work, your claim will automatically go inactive.

Just make sure you're totally honest about your work and income when certifying. If you work 4 days or more in a week, you won't get benefits for that week anyway, but the certification creates a clean record. I've helped so many people who had problems because they just stopped claiming without a final certification. When I needed to reach the unemployment office about a similar issue, I couldn't get through for weeks until I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE - definitely worth knowing about if you ever need to speak to someone at unemployment directly.

i think ur supposed to call them directly to report returning to work?? thats what my neighbor said he had to do last month. the website is confusing AF

When I got a job in January I was freaking out about this same thing!!! I certifed one last time and reported I returned to work, but then I got paranoid and tried calling them too just to make SURE my account was properly closed. Couldn't get through on the phone though. But anyway it all worked out fine just with the final certification. Super stressed for nothing lol

so wait do u have to pay anything back if u made too much at the new job?

Thanks everyone for the help! I'm going to certify this Sunday, report that I've returned to work, and include my days worked and wages earned. Based on all your advice, that seems like the proper way to handle it. Appreciate all the responses!