NY unemployment claim address confusion - use home or out-of-state employer address?

You should definitely use your home address in NY for your personal information, but list the employer's actual address in Massachusetts when providing employer details. For the 'work location' specifically, since you've been working remotely, you should indicate your home address as your work location. NY unemployment is based on where YOU physically performed the work, not where your employer is headquartered. Make sure to note in any comments section that you were a remote worker based in NY for an out-of-state company.

I did this 2 months ago! remote for oregon company, living in queens. put YOUR address for where you worked, company address for employer info. worked fine for me

I'm in a similar situation but opposite - NY company but I moved to Pennsylvania last year. I used my PA address for everything personal and the NY address for the company, but then my claim got held up for weeks because they needed to determine which state should pay my benefits. Ended up being a whole interstate claim thing where NY had to transfer my wage credits to PA. Super confusing and took FOREVER to resolve. Make sure you're super clear about your situation so they don't get confused!

use ur home adress!!! thats where u ACTUALLY work right??

This is a common confusion point with remote work. Here's the precise way to handle it: 1. For your RESIDENCE address: Use your Brooklyn address 2. For EMPLOYER address: Use their Massachusetts address 3. For WORK LOCATION: Use your Brooklyn address Be prepared that your claim might require additional review since it involves an out-of-state employer. NY unemployment will likely need to verify wage information with Massachusetts. This can sometimes cause delays in processing. If your claim gets stuck in pending status for more than 2 weeks or you get confusing messages about an interstate claim, you'll want to try calling NYSDOL directly to clarify the situation.

When I tried calling NYSDOL about my interstate claim issue, I spent HOURS trying to get through. Finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to a live agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE that shows how it works. Saved me days of frustration, especially with these complicated interstate employer situations. The agent I spoke with was able to resolve my remote work address confusion right away.

My cousin had this exact problem!! they denied her claim at first because she put wrong work location. took like 6 weeks to fix!!!!!

One more important tip - make sure your employer has been reporting your wages correctly to NY state. Since they're based in Massachusetts, sometimes out-of-state employers mistakenly only report to their home state. You might want to contact your HR department to confirm they've been properly reporting your wages to New York since that's where you physically performed the work. This can prevent delays in your claim processing.

@profile6 Yes, it's legitimate. It's basically a call service that navigates the phone system and waits on hold for you, then calls you when they have an agent on the line. I was skeptical too but it worked for me when I was desperate after trying for days to get through. With these interstate employer situations, sometimes you really need to speak to someone directly to get it resolved.

Update: Just submitted my claim with my home address as work location and employer's address in Boston. The system accepted it but now says "pending review" so I guess I'll have to wait and see. Thanks everyone for the help!