NYS Department of Labor claim affected by federal policy changes - anyone else seeing delays?
I've been dealing with my unemployment claim for over a month now and something weird is happening. My claim has been stuck in adjudication since early December, but when I finally got through to someone at NYS Department of Labor last week, they mentioned something about 'federal guidelines affecting processing times.' Has anyone else heard about federal policy changes impacting how the state processes claims? I'm wondering if recent economic decisions at the federal level are somehow slowing down NYS Department of Labor operations. My weekly claims are going through fine but the main claim determination is just sitting there.
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Chloe Anderson
Federal policy definitely trickles down to state unemployment systems. When interest rates change or new federal unemployment guidance gets issued, it can create backlogs at NYS Department of Labor while they update their procedures. Your adjudication delay might be related to new verification requirements that came down from the Department of Labor in Washington.
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Omar Fawaz
•That makes sense actually. Do you know if there's a timeline for when these federal changes get fully implemented? I'm worried about missing rent payments.
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Diego Vargas
ugh same thing happening to me!! been waiting 6 weeks for adjudication and every time i call they give me some excuse about 'system updates' - never heard about federal stuff tho
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Anastasia Fedorov
•If you're having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor, I used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me connected to a real person within hours instead of days. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Helped me get clarity on my adjudication status when I was going crazy waiting.
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Diego Vargas
•never heard of that but at this point im willing to try anything
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StarStrider
I work in government consulting and yes, federal economic policy absolutely impacts state unemployment operations. When the Fed makes major announcements about employment targets or economic stimulus, states often have to adjust their processing to align with new federal oversight requirements. It's frustrating but it's real.
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Sean Doyle
•This is exactly why the whole system is broken! We file for benefits we earned and then get caught up in some bureaucratic mess because politicians in Washington changed their minds about something.
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Zara Rashid
Just wanted to say I'm in the same boat - filed in November and still waiting. Glad to know it's not just me going crazy here.
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