New York Unemployment: laid off twice in one year - when do benefits reset?
Got laid off back in January and collected unemployment until July when I found work. Now just got caught in another mass layoff and filed a new claim. The system shows I only have 5 effective days left. Does anyone know how this works with multiple layoffs in the same year? Really need to know when my benefits reset.
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Aisha Abdullah
Your benefit year starts from when you first filed in January. You'll need to use up those remaining 5 days first, then file a new claim. The system is weird like that but youll get a full 26 weeks with the new claim after your current benefit year ends.
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Mateo Lopez
•thank u sm for explaining! 🙏 when exactly does the benefit year end? Is it like exactly 12 months from when I first filed?
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Aisha Abdullah
•yep exactly 12 months from ur first claim. So if u filed January 15 2023, your benefit year ends January 14 2024
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Ethan Davis
Hey I found a way to actually get someone on the phone about this! Used this site called claimyr.com - its a service that calls and waits on hold for you, then connects you when someone picks up. Costs $20 but saved me hours of frustration. Heres a video about how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE
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Yuki Tanaka
•sounds kinda sketch ngl... did it actually work? 🤔
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Ethan Davis
•100% legit, got through to an agent in like 45 mins while I was making lunch lol. Better than calling 500 times myself 💯
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Carmen Ortiz
•$20 seems steep just to make a phone call...
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Ethan Davis
•cheaper than missing out on benefits cause u cant get answers tbh
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MidnightRider
I dealt with something similar! After ur benefit year ends youll qualify for a new claim since u worked enough weeks between January and now. Just make sure u have all ur latest w2s and pay stubs ready
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Andre Laurent
This system is such a joke fr fr... why they gotta make everything so complicated 🤡
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Zoe Papadopoulos
•ong bro its like they want us to fail 😤
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Jamal Washington
Important info for your situation: You need to have earned 10x your benefit rate in covered employment since filing your last claim AND worked in at least two calendar quarters. Sounds like you should be good since you worked July-December. Just use up those 5 days and then you can file fresh when your benefit year ends.
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Mateo Lopez
•this is super helpful info tysm!
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Mei Wong
yo same boat, got laid off twice this year too. ny unemployment system straight bussin (and not in a good way) 😭
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