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Schedule cut from 5 to 3 days - can I get partial unemployment in NY if working 24 hours and earning under $504 weekly?

My employer just cut my schedule from 5 days to 3 days a week. Anyone know if I can get partial unemployment in New York? Also confused about the $504 rule - is that based on what I make during the reduced hours or what I made when working full time? I found this info on the NYS DOL website about partial claims, and I'm trying to understand how it applies to me: "If you lost work and you are working part time 30 hours or fewer a week and making $504 or less per week, the following guidelines apply when reporting your part-time work (round up to the nearest hour), effective August 16, 2021 and forward: 10 or fewer hours of work = 0 days worked: No reduction in weekly benefit rate 11 - 16 hours of work = 1 day worked: 75% of weekly benefit rate 17 - 21 hours of work = 2 days worked: 50% of weekly benefit rate 22 - 30 hours of work = 3 days worked: 25% of weekly benefit rate 31+ hours of work = 4 days worked: 0% of weekly benefit rate" I'm now working 3 days a week, about 24 hours total, which according to this chart would count as "3 days worked" and I'd get 25% of the weekly benefit rate. But I'm still confused about the $504 maximum - does that mean if I make more than $504 in my reduced schedule, I don't qualify at all? Or is that $504 a maximum benefit amount? With my reduced hours, I'm making less than before but still more than minimum wage. Would I still qualify for the partial unemployment? Has anyone gone through this process with NYS?

Liam Murphy

Yes you can collect partial! I went thru this last month. As long as you work 30 hours or less per week AND make less than $504 gross (before taxes) during the week you're claiming, you can get partial benefits.

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Amara Okafor

when u say gross does that mean before or after taxes? 馃

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Liam Murphy

Gross is BEFORE taxes are taken out bestie 馃拝

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CaptainAwesome

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Klaus Schmidt

Here's the breakdown for partial benefits based on hours worked: - 10 or fewer hours = full benefit rate - 11-16 hours = 75% of benefit rate - 17-21 hours = 50% of benefit rate - 22-30 hours = 25% of benefit rate - 31+ hours = no benefits The $504 rule is about what you make in the CURRENT week your claiming, not your previous full-time pay. Keep good records of your hours and pay! If you need help, try claimyr.com - they can connect you with an agent fast.

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Aisha Patel

this is super helpful, been trying to figure this out for days!

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LilMama23

lmao welcome to the part time club 馃ぁ its been 3 months for me

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Dmitri Volkov

Make sure u certify every week even if ur not sure ur eligible. Better to have it on record and get denied than miss out on benefits u couldve gotten

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Gabrielle Dubois

^^^^ THIS! I learned this the hard way

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Tyrone Johnson

ny unemployment system is so broken fr. took me 2 months to figure out partial claims 馃ぎ

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Ingrid Larsson

fr fr its like they make it confusing on purpose

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