NYS Department of Labor claim delayed after company closure - how to reverse unemployment denial?
My employer shut down last month due to supply chain issues and I filed for unemployment immediately. NYS Department of Labor initially denied my claim saying I was terminated for cause, but that's completely wrong - the whole facility closed permanently. I appealed the decision but haven't heard anything back in 3 weeks. My adjudication status just shows pending with no updates. Has anyone dealt with reversing an incorrect denial when your company had to shut down operations? I really need help figuring out how to get this fixed because I can't afford to wait much longer.
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Omar Fawaz
You definitely have grounds for appeal since business closure isn't termination for cause. Make sure you have documentation of the closure - news articles, company announcements, anything showing it was a business decision not related to your performance. The adjudication process can take 4-6 weeks especially when they need to verify employer information.
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Freya Thomsen
•I saved the company email about the closure and there was a local news story too. Should I submit these through the NYS Department of Labor website or mail them?
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Chloe Martin
Had the exact same thing happen when my manufacturing job ended due to material shortages. NYS Department of Labor automatically codes some closures wrong in their system. You need to upload all your documentation to your my.ny.gov account and also try calling to speak with an adjudicator directly. I know the phone lines are terrible but sometimes you can get through early morning.
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Diego Rojas
•The phone situation is impossible right now. I tried calling 50+ times last week and either got busy signals or hung up on after waiting an hour. There's got to be a better way to reach someone at NYS Department of Labor.
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Chloe Martin
•Actually I discovered this service called Claimyr that helps you get through to NYS Department of Labor agents. You can check it out at claimyr.com - they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. It was way easier than trying to call myself and I got my adjudication issue resolved within a few days.
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Anastasia Sokolov
ugh the whole system is broken... they probably flagged your claim because of the sudden closure and now you're stuck in bureaucratic hell while they figure out what happened
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Freya Thomsen
•That's exactly what I'm worried about. Do you think I should contact my state representative or something? This is getting ridiculous.
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StarSeeker
same boat here!! my restaurant closed due to supply costs and they said I quit voluntarily??? makes no sense when the whole place shut down
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Sean O'Donnell
When you say supply chain issues caused the closure, are you sure it wasn't considered a temporary layoff initially? Sometimes companies file the wrong paperwork with NYS Department of Labor and it creates these classification problems. You might want to check what your former employer actually reported as the reason for separation.
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Freya Thomsen
•How would I find out what they reported? The closure was definitely permanent - they sold all the equipment and terminated the lease.
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