Will working one day cancel my New York Unemployment benefits?
Started collecting unemployment from New York after my layoff. Got offered to work one day at a temp agency. Really need the money but scared I'll lose all my benefits. Anyone know what happens if I work just one day? Do I have to report it? Will they cut me off completely?
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Leeann Blackstein
You definitely need to report ANY work and income. Even if its just one day. You'll just get a reduced benefit that week based on what you earned. They wont cut you off unless you lie about it.
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Ryder Greene
•Fr fr this is the answer 💯 My cousin didn't report one day of work and got hit with an overpayment notice later. Not worth the headache
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Carmella Fromis
•how do you report it tho? the website is so confusing 🤔
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Leeann Blackstein
•When you certify for the week, just say YES to working and enter your gross earnings (before taxes). Simple as that!
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Theodore Nelson
Hey everyone! If anyone needs to actually talk to someone at unemployment, I found this website claimyr.com that calls and waits on hold for you. Costs $20 but totally worth it. They got me through to someone in like 45 mins. Here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE
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AaliyahAli
•sounds sketchy af. does it actually work?
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Theodore Nelson
•100% legit! Used it twice already. Better than spending hours on hold yourself
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Ellie Simpson
•20 bucks tho? 🤡
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Theodore Nelson
•cheaper than missing a whole day of work trying to get through lol
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Arjun Kurti
I worked 2 days last month. Just make sure u report the exact hours and pay. They'll deduct some money that week but ur benefits continue normal after that
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Raúl Mora
The formula is if you make more than your weekly benefit amount, you get zero for that week. Less than that, they reduce it. But it doesn't affect future weeks at all
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Liv Park
•thx this helps alot! was stressing about taking the work but now i think ill do it
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Margot Quinn
DONT RISK IT NOT REPORTING!! They check with employers and cross reference everything these days. Better to report and get less than commit fraud and get caught later 👀
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Evelyn Kim
•learned this the hard way smh... still paying back benefits from 2021 ðŸ˜
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Diego Fisher
make sure to print/screenshot your paystub for that day. sometimes unemployment will ask for proof later and its good to have records
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