NY unemployment website going crazy with new self-employment question

Yeah the same thing happened to me yesterday! The website is a complete mess right now. I got that self-employment question too and wasn't sure how to answer it since I was technically an independent contractor. I said yes and it just ended the certification with no confirmation. I checked my payment history today and nothing is showing up yet so im kinda worried.

I had similar issues with ny unemployment this week. Couldn't even log in for certification until Wednesday! I tried calling their help line but was on hold for 3 hours and gave up. Then I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me connected to a live agent - they called and stayed on hold, then connected me when an agent picked up. Talking to that agent got my payment processed right away! Best money I've ever spent after weeks of stress. They even have a YouTube video explaining how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

the system is ALWAYS breaking down every monday and tuesday. everyone's trying to certify at the same time. i always wait till wednesday afternoon now, way less glitchy. as for the self employment question, i think its new. they added it like 2 weeks ago for some reason.

I think they might be cracking down on self-employed people. My friend got audited recently because they said he wasn't reporting something correctly. Be prepared to maybe upload more documentation if they request it. The whole NY unemployment system is a MESS 🤬

It's likely related to the new federal guidelines that were implemented last month. The DOL is supposed to verify self-employment income differently now. The question is legit but the abrupt ending is definitely a glitch. Here's what I recommend: 1. Take screenshots of everything when you certify 2. Check your payment history section daily 3. If nothing posts within 3 business days, you NEED to contact them 4. The phone systems are overwhelmed so use Claimyr.com to get through (they wait on hold for you) 5. Be ready with your employment docs if they ask I went through this exact situation in June and had to fight for weeks until I finally got through to an agent who fixed it in literally 5 minutes. The key is actually reaching a human being who can help. The self-employment question is probably causing payment flags in their system. Only a live agent can clear those flags.

everyone who's had this happen plz update if u do or dont get paid so we know whats happening! im certifying tomorrow and now im nervous 😱

the NY unemployment website is such garbage. crashed 4 times on me last month and then locked me out of my account for "too many login attempts" 🤡

FYI they're adding some additional questions for self-employed people because of some fraud thing that was in the news. My cousin works at the DOL (not in NY but another state) and she said theres a nationwide push to verify self-employment claims more carefully. As long as your stuff is legit you should be fine.

not directly related but is anybody else's payment coming a day late recently? used to hit my account tuesdays now it's not coming til wednesday

It took me 6 MONTHS to get my benefit issues resolved with ny unemployment. If you're having any problems, don't wait - call them immediately. And if you can't get through, seriously try claimyr.com - I was skeptical but it actually worked and I finally got to talk to someone who fixed my claim. Without that I'd probably still be waiting for my money.

Anyone else think its weird how they keep changing the system every few weeks? Like they're deliberately trying to confuse people and make it harder to claim 🤔

happened to me 2 days ago. got my payment this morning so seems like nothing to worry about

wait are u supposed to be certifying even if ur self employed?? i thought that ended with pua??

call them ASAP. people here saying payments are coming through are lucky. my brother had a similar issue and his payment got held for "identity verification" for 3 weeks. don't risk it just call.