Will my NY unemployment back payment for 7 unclaimed weeks arrive this week after brief review?

same thing happened 2 me last month. took about 8 days total for the $ to show up, not the 3-5 they promised. the 'brief review' isnt always so brief lol

The 'brief review' is standard procedure for back-dated certifications, especially when they involve multiple weeks. In my experience working with several claimants, the timeline depends on your specific situation: 1. If your claim was still active or recently expired, it's usually 3-5 business days 2. If they had to reactivate an older claim, it could take 5-7 business days 3. If there were any issues with your original claim, it might take 7-10 business days The good news is that once they've certified those weeks for you, you will definitely get paid - it's just a matter of when. The review is basically making sure there weren't any overlapping employment periods or other eligibility issues during those unclaimed weeks.

I had 5 unclaimed weeks processed in January and they told me the same 3-5 day timeline. Mine actually came through on day 4, but I've heard others wait longer. When they say "brief review" they're basically just verifying you didn't have other income during those weeks that would reduce your benefit amount. Check your payment history on the website - sometimes it'll show as "pending payment" before it actually hits your account.

you'll be fine! i went thru this EXACT thing in 2024 and they came thru with everything they promised. NYS is slow but they do actually pay what they owe u

Anyone else SICK of being told "3-5 days" for EVERYTHING?? It's NEVER actually 3-5 days!!! I was told the same thing for back pay last year and ended up waiting almost TWO WEEKS!!! And good luck getting any updates if you call - you'll sit on hold for 3 hours just to be told "it's still processing" 🤬

When I had back weeks processed last month, I actually found a way to get updates without the endless hold times. I used Claimyr (claimyr.com) - they have this system that gets you through to an agent in around 10-15 minutes instead of hours. Cost me a bit but was worth it because I found out my payment was stuck in review and needed additional verification. They actually have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE In my case, the 7 back-dated weeks were being held because I had reported some part-time income during two of those weeks, and they needed to verify the amounts. Once I called and provided that info, the money was in my account two days later.

I just went through this in March with 4 unclaimed weeks from last year. Here's my timeline: spoke to agent on a Tuesday, payment showed as pending Friday morning, and money hit my account Monday. So technically 4 business days from certification to bank deposit. Everyone's claim is different though...

wait u got someone on the phone?? ive been trying for THREE WEEKS to talk to a human!!

My sister had 9 weeks back in January and got all the money a week later so ur probably fine

One thing I'd recommend is checking your message inbox on the NY unemployment website. Sometimes they'll send you a message if there's an issue with the review or if they need additional information. They don't always call or email to let you know there's a message waiting.

not to make u panic but my friend had this happen and then they denied all the weeks after the review saying he shoulda claimed them on time. hope that doesnt happen to u tho

UPDATE: Just got an email that my payment was processed! The payment history now shows all 7 weeks as pending payment. Thanks everyone for your help and advice! Looks like it took exactly 5 business days from when I spoke with the agent.