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The system is so confusing! They want you to be disabled enough to get disability but not too disabled to work for unemployment. Makes no sense. I've been dealing with this bureaucratic mess for months and nobody can give me a straight answer about anything.
honestly the whole system is messed up... you shouldnt have to jump through hoops to prove your income when youre already dealing with being unemployed. landlords act like unemployment makes you a bad tenant when really it shows you know how to work the system and get benefits you earned
This whole situation sounds fishy to me. No legitimate employer pays someone $3 for ANY amount of work. You definitely got scammed and should pursue that wage complaint. Also check if you worked anywhere else during your base period - even small amounts from multiple jobs can add up to meet the minimum requirements.
ugh the whole contractor vs employee thing is so confusing!! I never know if im supposed to be getting benefits or not. seems like companies just call everyone contractors to avoid paying for stuff
From what I understand, NYS Department of Labor looks at factors like whether you set your own schedule, use your own tools, have other clients, etc. If the company controlled most aspects of your work, you might have been misclassified. Definitely worth applying and letting them make the determination.
Oliver Weber
If you're having trouble reaching NYS Department of Labor to get more details about how the system works, I used claimyr.com recently and it was actually helpful. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. I was stuck trying to get through to an agent for days about my claim status and this service got me connected in under an hour.
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FireflyDreams
•interesting, never heard of that service before but calling NYS Department of Labor is definitely a nightmare
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Natasha Kuznetsova
The whole unemployment system is basically employer-funded social insurance. They pay taxes whether anyone files claims or not, just like how you pay car insurance premiums even if you never have an accident. The state pools all those tax payments and uses them to pay benefits when people become unemployed.
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