NY unemployment withdrawal of determination letter about forfeit days and penalties - what happens next?

Yes! This is good news! A withdrawal of determination means they've basically canceled their previous decision. The forfeit days should be removed from your account, and you should be eligible for back payments for any weeks you were denied benefits due to those forfeit days. However, the system doesn't always process this automatically. I recommend calling NYSDOL to confirm they're processing your back payments. You should see these payments reflected in your payment history within 2-3 weeks if everything goes smoothly.

congrats!! its so rare to win against nysdol lol. my cousin had similar thing happen but it took like 2 months to get the money after they sent that letter. def call them to make sure its in the system

I went through this exact situation in February! The withdrawal letter is definitely good news, but the system is SLOW to catch up. Here's what I learned: 1. You DON'T need to recertify for those weeks - your original certifications are still in the system 2. It took about 3 weeks for my back payments to process 3. They came as one lump sum deposit 4. The payment history in your account updated about 2 days before the money arrived Definitely call to confirm everything is in order. The phone lines are absolutely impossible though - I spent 4 days trying before I finally got through. I eventually used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE if you want to see how it works. Totally worth it because the agent I spoke with was able to see my backpayments were "stuck" and manually pushed them through.

Wait I'm confused about something - does anyone know if this means they're saying you WEREN'T actually misreporting income? Or are they just removing the penalty for some other reason? I got a similar letter but I'm paranoid they're trying to trick me somehow and will hit me with something else later. The DOL is always so complicated and I never understand their letters!!

I had something similar but mine was for 30 forfeit days. Got my back payments about a month after the withdrawal letter. One thing you should know is that if you had taxes withheld from your regular benefits, they'll also withhold taxes from these back payments automatically at the same rate.

I'm an employment attorney who handles many NY unemployment cases. The withdrawal of determination is legally significant - it means the Department has completely rescinded their prior ruling. This is different from a modification or reduction of penalties. Regarding next steps: 1. The forfeit days are removed effective immediately 2. Any weeks you were eligible for but couldn't claim due to forfeit days should be processed for payment 3. There's typically a 2-4 week processing time 4. If you don't see movement after 3 weeks, call NYSDOL One important detail - check if the letter mentions anything about overpayment. Sometimes when forfeit days are removed, a separate overpayment determination might remain in effect. If the letter doesn't mention overpayment, you're likely in the clear on that front as well.

CONGRATS!!! But don't celebrate yet. the ny unemployment system is HORRIBLE and they take forever to process anything. I had a similar situation in January and had to call them SIX TIMES before they actually processed my backpay. Everytime they said "it's in the system" but nothing happened. They're either incompetent or intentionally making it difficult hoping people give up. KEEP CALLING!!!

has anyone had their direct deposit info suddenly change during this process? im paranoid about that happening to me

my friend said make sure u print n save that letter!!! they might ask for it if theres a problem

Just checking back - any updates? Did you try calling yet? Curious if your experience is going smoother than mine did!