NYS Department of Labor claim delayed - which event was a factor related to the rapid change unemployment after 1929?
This might sound weird but I'm stuck on my weekly certification and there's this question about historical unemployment factors after 1929. It's asking 'which event was a factor related to the rapid change unemployment after 1929' and I honestly have no idea what they're looking for. Is this some kind of verification question? My claim has been pending for 2 weeks now and I'm worried if I get this wrong it'll delay things even more. Has anyone else gotten strange questions like this on their NYS Department of Labor weekly claim?
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Gabriel Graham
Wait what?? That's definitely not a normal unemployment question. Are you sure you're on the right website? The my.ny.gov site shouldn't be asking about historical events from the 1920s.
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Alicia Stern
•I'm positive it's the official site but maybe I clicked something wrong? This is so confusing and I just want to file my weekly claim.
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Drake
That sounds like you might have accidentally clicked on some kind of survey or educational module. The standard NYS Department of Labor weekly certification only asks about your work search activities, any income earned, and your availability for work. Try backing out and starting over from your main dashboard.
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Alicia Stern
•You're probably right. I was rushing through everything because I was stressed about the delay. Let me try again from the beginning.
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Sarah Jones
If your claim is showing as pending for 2 weeks, that's likely an adjudication issue that's completely separate from whatever weird question you encountered. You should focus on getting through to an actual NYS Department of Labor representative to check your claim status. The phone lines are swamped but there are services like claimyr.com that can help you get through faster - they have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works.
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Alicia Stern
•Thanks, I'll check that out. I've been trying to call for days but keep getting disconnected after waiting on hold forever.
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Sebastian Scott
lol the great depression question threw me off too when i was doing some training thing last month. but yeah thats not part of regular ui filing at all
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