What does pay type progress mean for unemployment - NYS Department of Labor claim confusion
I'm looking at my NYS Department of Labor account and under my claim summary it shows 'pay type progress' as one of the fields but I have no idea what this means. My claim was approved last month and I've been getting my weekly payments, but this pay type progress thing has me confused. Is this something I need to worry about? Does it affect my benefits somehow? I tried looking through the NYS Department of Labor website but couldn't find a clear explanation anywhere.
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Victoria Brown
Pay type progress usually refers to the tracking system for different phases of your unemployment claim processing. It shows where your claim stands in terms of payment eligibility - like initial determination, active payment status, or if there are any holds. If you're already receiving payments, it's probably just showing your claim is in active payment status.
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Laura Lopez
•That makes sense, thank you! So it's not something I need to take action on, just informational?
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Samuel Robinson
yeah ive seen that too on mine, never really paid attention to it since my checks keep coming lol. as long as ur getting paid i wouldnt stress about it
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Camila Castillo
The pay type progress field tracks your claim through different payment phases in the NYS Department of Labor system. It typically shows stages like 'Initial Review', 'Payment Authorization', 'Active Payments', etc. This helps both you and NYS Department of Labor staff understand exactly where your claim stands in the payment pipeline. It's mostly for administrative tracking purposes.
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Laura Lopez
•Perfect explanation, that clears it up completely. I was worried it meant there was some problem with my claim.
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Brianna Muhammad
If you're having trouble getting clear answers from the NYS Department of Labor website or phone system, I had good luck using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to actually reach a live agent who could explain all these confusing status fields. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Sometimes talking to an actual person makes these system details much clearer than trying to decode them yourself.
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JaylinCharles
•Interesting, I've never heard of that service before. Have you used it yourself for NYS Department of Labor questions?
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Brianna Muhammad
•Yes, I used it when I was confused about my adjudication status a few months ago. Much easier than sitting on hold for hours or trying to figure out the cryptic status messages on my own.
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