NY unemployment benefits stopped - do I need new claim after working just 1 day?

You need to report ANY work and earnings when you certify weekly. Did you report that one day of work when you certified for that week? If not, that could be why your payments stopped.

THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!!! The system is literally designed to trip people up. One day of work and suddenly your whole claim gets messed up. I worked 2 days back in January and it took me 6 WEEKS to get my benefits straightened out again. The worst part is you can never talk to an actual person to fix it!!!

This is a common misunderstanding. If you had work interrupting your unemployment, you don't always need a new claim, but you do need to reopen your existing claim. It sounds like your benefit year might still be active but the claim is closed. Log into your NY.gov account, go to unemployment services, and look for the option to "reopen a claim" rather than "file a new claim." The system should walk you through it. Make sure you have the information about that one day of work (employer, dates, earnings) ready when you do this.

i had something similar happen in february. you probably need to call them. good luck getting through tho lol. i tried for 2 weeks straight

After dealing with the exact same problem last month, I finally got through to an agent using Claimyr (claimyr.com). It cost a bit but saved me from weeks of frustration. The service calls NYSDOL for you and when they get through, they connect you directly to an agent. Worked in about 45 minutes after trying for days on my own. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE The agent told me that if you work even one day, sometimes the system automatically closes your claim. They can quickly reopen it for you over the phone. Took the agent like 5 minutes to fix once I actually got through.

When did you last cerfity for benifits? Sometimes if you miss a week or two of certifying they automatically close your claim and you gotta reopen it. And FYI you don't need a whole new claim just cuz you worked one day lol

Let me clarify a few things about NY unemployment and working part-time: 1. When you work during a week, you need to report those earnings during your weekly certification. 2. If you work and report earnings, your claim doesn't automatically close or expire. However, depending on your earnings, your weekly benefit amount might be reduced or eliminated for that specific week. 3. If the system is saying your benefits are "exhausted," that typically means one of three things: - You've reached the end of your benefit year - You've received all available benefits in your claim - There's a system error or misinterpretation 4. Since you mentioned having "10 more weeks left," it sounds like a technical issue or misunderstanding. You need to speak with a claims specialist who can look at your specific case. They can see exactly what's happening and fix it immediately. Unfortunately, getting through on the phone is the hardest part.

try calling right when they open in the morning thats how i finally got thru

UPDATE: I finally got through to someone! I used that Claimyr service and got connected to an agent in about an hour. Turns out when I reported my one day of work, some flag got triggered in the system that put my claim on hold. The agent was able to see that it was just a temporary job and immediately reactivated my claim. She said my payments should resume with my next certification on Sunday. Such a relief! Thanks everyone for your help.

Wow, glad you got this sorted out! This is exactly why I hate the NY unemployment system - it's like they designed it to randomly punish people for working. I had a similar issue last year where I did some freelance work for 3 days and it completely screwed up my claim. Took forever to get it fixed and meanwhile I'm stressing about rent and bills. It's ridiculous that we have to jump through hoops just because we tried to work a little bit. At least now you know for next time that even short-term work can trigger these stupid system flags. Thanks for posting the update - it'll help other people who run into the same problem!