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Wondering if I'll get one of these too. I was on unemployment from March-September 2020 and filed taxes in February 2021. Nothing in my account yet. Anyone know if they're still sending these out?
Yep they're still processing them. I just got mine last week and my coworker got his yesterday. They're super behind.
check ur tax transcript on the irs site. it will tell u if they've processed urs yet
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Check if this is connected to the recent tax adjustment thing. I know they've been adjusting unemployment tax withholdings for some people. Maybe this was related to that but processed incorrectly?
I hadn't thought of that! I did file taxes in March so maybe it's connected somehow
If all else fails, try the phone service claimyr to get through to unemployment. Then refuse to hang up until they transfer you to a supervisor who can actually help. Regular agents just read from scripts and can't fix unusual problems like this.
can confirm this works - supervisors have way more authority to fix weird situations
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Check your payment history on the ny unemployment website. It tells you exactly how many effective days you have left. Each effective day is 1/4 of your weekly benefit. So 4 effective days = 1 week of benefits.
Oh that's helpful! I've got 54 effective days left according to the website.
So that's 13.5 weeks which would take you to mid-September, but since the programs end Sept 4, that's your cutoff date.
These unemployment questions are getting too complicated for reddit tbh. I'd call and ask a specialist. You'll need to talk to NYSDOL eventually for the BYE date stuff anyway.
Lol good luck calling them! 😂 Been trying for weeks to get through.
Try claimyr.com - worked for me when I couldn't get through for a month straight
NY unemployment reduced $129 after BYE date - Must file new claim but payment dropped from $487 to $358
So my benefit year ended on September 10, 2023. I was told I need to file a completely new UI claim since my old one expired, which seems to align with the NYS DOL guidance that was updated on claims ending on and after July 4, 2021. According to the update I saw on the NYS Department of Labor page, "Moving forward, all claimants receiving UI benefits must file NEW claims if still unemployed at their BYE date. UI claimants will no longer receive benefits on an expired claim unless deemed not qualified for a new claim after they have reapplied." I tried filing online yesterday but kept getting error messages. I was following their recommendation that "The best way to file a new claim for benefits is online. Go to http://labor.ny.gov/signin and click 'File a Claim.'" When I finally got through, they said my new weekly amount would be $358 instead of the $487 I was getting before. That's over $100 less! I worked part time for about 3 months during my last benefit year, then went back to unemployment when that job ended. Is this why my benefit amount dropped? Do I really have to accept this lower amount? Also, I certified on Sunday for my final week on the old claim, but nothing showed up in my bank account yet. I noticed in the NYS DOL guidance that "Claimants who are unemployed during the last week of benefits of their current benefit year should certify for that week of benefits at least 24 hours before filing a new claim for benefits." I did wait more than 24 hours, but I'm wondering if filing a new claim somehow delays the payment from my last week? The website is so confusing and I've been trying to call for 2 days with no luck. I tried the automated telephone service they mentioned at 888-209-8124, but couldn't get through to anyone who could explain my benefit reduction. I'm also confused about the distinction between UI and PUA claims, since the update mentions "PUA claimants who continue to be unemployed when they reach their initial BYE date do not need to reapply for benefits. Instead, PUA claimants may continue to certify weekly while unemployed to continue receiving the benefits they are eligible for." But I'm on regular UI, not PUA, so I guess I had to file a new claim?
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i think im gonna be sick. my BYE date is next week and now im terrified my benefits will drop too. im barely surviving as is.
Start preparing now! Cut expenses where you can and try to save a little buffer if possible. The drop can be pretty harsh 😞
something similar happened to me but they actually found i qualified for a higher amount after i talked to an agent! definitely worth calling. i couldnt get through for days until i used claimyr.com - finally got a human on the phone who fixed everything
Mateo Sanchez
idk about refunds but im STILL waiting on my back pay from 2 months ago 😡
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Aisha Mahmood
•same boat. system is completely broken.
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Ethan Moore
•you need to talk to an agent directly. only way to fix backpay issues. I used claimyr.com and got mine sorted in one call
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Yuki Kobayashi
Sounds like that old game of telephone we used to play as kids... someone misheard something about regular tax refunds, told someone else it was "unemployment refunds" and suddenly everyone thinks free money is coming 🤦♀️
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