NYS Department of Labor claim status after policy changes - did trump lower unemployment affecting my benefits?
I'm really confused about what's happening with my unemployment claim right now. Filed back in December and everything was going smooth until last week when my weekly claim got flagged for some reason. My cousin keeps telling me that recent policy changes are affecting unemployment rates and that might impact my benefits somehow? I've been getting my $365 weekly payments regularly but now I'm worried something changed. Has anyone else noticed issues with their NYS Department of Labor claims lately? Not sure if this is related to broader unemployment trends or just my specific case. Really need to figure out if I should be concerned about my benefits continuing.
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Omar Hassan
Your individual unemployment claim with NYS Department of Labor isn't directly affected by overall unemployment rate changes. Those are two different things entirely. Weekly claim flags usually happen because of work reporting issues or identity verification requirements. Check your my.ny.gov account for any pending issues that need your attention. The adjudication process can take 1-2 weeks to resolve depending on the complexity.
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Freya Pedersen
•Thanks! I checked and there's a work verification request I missed. Makes sense now why it got flagged.
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Chloe Anderson
same thing happened to me month ago, turned out I reported my part time hours wrong and they had to verify everything
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Diego Vargas
•The work reporting section on the weekly claim form is so confusing. I always double-check my hours now because I got dinged once for putting gross instead of net earnings.
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CosmicCruiser
If you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor to check on your claim status, I had good luck with this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com). They basically get you through to an actual agent instead of waiting on hold forever. There's a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Saved me hours of frustration when my claim got stuck in adjudication for weeks.
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Anastasia Fedorov
•Is that legit? I've been trying to call NYS Department of Labor for three days straight and keep getting disconnected after an hour on hold.
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CosmicCruiser
•Yeah it worked for me. Way better than the endless phone tree runaround you get calling directly.
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Sean Doyle
Political stuff doesn't really change your individual claim but the NYS Department of Labor system has been acting weird lately. Maybe they're updating something behind the scenes? Either way focus on getting your specific issue resolved first.
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