New York Unemployment: Laid off after 5 months - do I qualify with only one calendar quarter?
Just got laid off after working January through May. Looking at the requirements, they say you need to work in 2 calendar quarters but I only worked in one quarter plus part of another. Anyone know if I can still qualify for benefits? Really worried about this since I need the money.
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Emma Garcia
You should be good! January-March is one quarter, and April-May is part of the second quarter. As long as you got paid in both quarters, youre qualified. The quarters dont need to be complete, just need wages in 2 different quarters 👍
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Aiden Rodríguez
•omg thank you so much! that makes me feel way better about applying 😅
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Ava Kim
•yeah this is correct. i was in the same boat last year. as long as u got paid in 2 different quarters ur fine
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Ethan Anderson
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Layla Mendes
•sounds kinda sketch tbh. does it actually work? 🤔
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Ethan Anderson
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Lucas Notre-Dame
•Worth every penny fr fr. Got through in like 45 mins
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Aria Park
Make sure u have all ur paystubs ready when u apply. theyre gonna ask for proof of income for those months.
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Noah Ali
The real question is did you make enough money in those 5 months? You need at least $2,900 in your highest paid quarter to qualify for benefits. Check ur w2s
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Aiden Rodríguez
•Yes I made about 4k per month so should be good there
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Noah Ali
•ur golden then! go ahead and apply
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Chloe Boulanger
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James Martinez
•This should be pinned fr 💯
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Olivia Harris
•saving this for later, thanks fam
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Alexander Zeus
ny unemployment system is such a joke fr. why they gotta make everything so complicated 🤡
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Alicia Stern
•ong system still running on windows 95 or smthn 💀
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