NYS Department of Labor temporary unemployment experienced by people changing jobs - what's this called?
I'm helping my cousin understand her unemployment situation and I'm totally blanking on the official term. She quit her retail job last month and has been unemployed for about 3 weeks while interviewing for a new position in marketing. She's got a few promising leads but nothing concrete yet. What do they call this type of temporary unemployment when you're between jobs? I remember there's a specific economic term for it but can't recall. Also wondering if this affects her eligibility for NYS Department of Labor benefits since she voluntarily left her last job.
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NightOwl42
The term you're looking for is 'frictional unemployment' - it's when people are temporarily unemployed while transitioning between jobs. However, for NYS Department of Labor purposes, voluntarily quitting usually disqualifies someone from UI benefits unless they had good cause like unsafe working conditions or harassment.
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Dylan Hughes
•Thank you! That's exactly what I was trying to remember. So she probably won't qualify for benefits then since she quit voluntarily to look for something better?
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Sofia Rodriguez
yeah frictional unemployment is the right term but your cousin is probably out of luck with NYS Department of Labor benefits. they're pretty strict about voluntary quits unless you have documentation of serious issues at work
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Dmitry Ivanov
She could still try filing a claim with NYS Department of Labor. Sometimes people think they won't qualify but there might be circumstances that constitute good cause. The worst they can do is deny it, but if approved she'd get benefits retroactively. The adjudication process would review her specific situation.
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Ava Thompson
•This is good advice. I had a friend who thought she wouldn't qualify after quitting but it turned out her boss was creating a hostile work environment and she got approved after the hearing.
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Miguel Herrera
If she's having trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor to ask about her eligibility, there's a service called Claimyr that helps people actually reach agents by phone. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI and the site is claimyr.com. I used it when I couldn't get through the busy phone lines to check on my adjudication status.
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Dylan Hughes
•Interesting, I'll mention that to her. The NYS Department of Labor phone system is definitely frustrating to navigate.
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Zainab Ali
Frictional unemployment is totally normal and actually considered healthy for the economy since it means people are moving to better job matches. But yeah, the unemployment insurance system isn't really designed for voluntary job changes.
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