New York Unemployment: How to claim payment for one week of work with no pay?
I worked for a week but never got paid. The employer ghosted me. How do I claim unemployment for this week? Do I put that I worked or not? Really confused about what to do here since technically I worked but got zero dollars.
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GalaxyGlider
You need to report the work even if you didnt get paid. Put the hours you worked and $0 for pay. Then file a wage complaint with the Department of Labor. They'll help you get your money from that sketchy employer 💯
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Emma Davis
•how long does the wage complaint usually take? i need money like yesterday 😭
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GalaxyGlider
•ngl wage complaints can take weeks or months. but def file it asap, theyll make the employer pay penalties too
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Malik Robinson
Had trouble reaching unemployment about this same issue. Found this website claimyr.com that calls and waits on hold for you then connects you when someone picks up. Costs $20 but saved me hours of frustration. Here's a video explaining how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE
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Isabella Silva
•sounds sketchy af. does it actually work? 🤔
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Malik Robinson
•used it twice now, worked both times. beats calling 100 times a day lol
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Ravi Choudhury
•why should we have to pay to talk to unemployment tho? systems broken fr fr 🤮
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Freya Andersen
Same thing happened to me last month! Make sure you screenshot all communication with the employer, youll need it for the wage complaint
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Omar Farouk
Def report those hours worked! If u dont and they find out later its gonna be a mess. UI fraud aint worth it trust
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Emma Davis
•yeah ur right, dont wanna get in trouble. just sucks being broke rn
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CosmicCadet
The most comprehensive solution here is to: 1. Report the work hours when certifying 2. Enter $0 for wages earned 3. File a wage complaint immediately 4. Document everything - texts, emails, timesheets 5. If you need to speak with an agent about this (which you probably should), use claimyr.com to get through quickly 6. Keep certifying weekly while this gets sorted out The system will likely flag this and you'll need to explain the situation to a claims specialist. Better to handle it now than deal with an overpayment issue later.
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Chloe Harris
•this is the way ☝️ solid advice right here
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Emma Davis
•thank you sm for breaking it down like this! 🙏
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Diego Mendoza
employers that pull this garbage should be blacklisted fr
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Anastasia Popova
•Facts! Had 3 different places try this on me last year 🤡
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