Will answering self-employed question affect my ny unemployment benefits this week?

I had a similar issue a couple months ago. You should be careful about reporting self-employment income. With those clients, you need to report any earnings when certifying each week. The rules say you can work part-time while collecting benefits, but they deduct a portion of what you earn from your weekly benefit amount.

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I think youll be ok. The system asks different questions sometimes to check for fraud. If youve been reporting your side income all along (the hair clients) then youre good. I'm a massage therapist with the same situation - salon job plus side clients.

From my experience with NY unemployment (which is EXTENSIVE at this point lol), they're doing extra verification now because of all the fraud that happened. If you answered truthfully, you have nothing to worry about. They might put a temporary hold while they verify, but that's normal. Def keep certifying each week regardless!

Your gonna need to call them. Answering yes to that question probly flagged ur account for review. Don't panic, it's fixable but they won't fix it automatically. Gotta talk to a human unfortunately 😫

Here's what will probably happen based on my experience working with several clients in your situation (I'm a career counselor): Any time you answer a question differently than previous weeks, the system flags your claim for review. Since you indicated self-employment, they want to determine if: 1) You are truly eligible for regular UI benefits vs. having to file under different rules 2) You're accurately reporting all income from self-employment each week 3) Your self-employment constitutes full-time work (which would make you ineligible) You should immediately try to contact NYSDOL to explain your situation. Your benefits may be temporarily held until they review, but if you've been honest about your part-time self-employment income each week, you should ultimately be fine. I recommend: - Keep certifying weekly even if payments pause - Document all your income carefully - Try to speak with a representative (use claimyr.com if you can't get through - many of my clients have had success with it) - Check your message inbox daily for questionnaires they might send This happens quite often with stylists, artists, and others who mix W-2 and self-employment. Stay persistent!

The same exact thing happened to me last month! They put my claim on pending for 3 weeks before it finally went through. I was so mad 😡 The NY unemployment system is completely broken.

If ur self-employed u should be gettin PUA not regular unemployment! Thats probably y they flagged it. Did u apply back when pandemic started or recently?

I'm a paralegal who specializes in employment issues. The most important thing is that you've been consistent with reporting your self-employment income. The question itself isn't necessarily a problem - they're just verifying your work status. But if you haven't been reporting that income from your hair clients each week, that could potentially cause issues with your claim. Have you been reporting all income from those side clients?

sorry ur dealing with this BS! ny unemployment is like a maze designed to make people give up. i had a similar issue last year. my advice: CALL THEM NOW don't wait for them to fix it. they never fix anything automatically 👎

this happened to me!!! they ended up putting my account under review and i didn't get paid for 5 weeks 😱 it was a NIGHTMARE. eventually i got all the back pay but i nearly got evicted waiting. you need to call them ASAP and explain the situation before it gets worse