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I got tired of waiting and used claimyr.com to reach someone. They got me on the phone with an agent who manually pushed through my DocuSign request. Best decision ever - had my docs the next day.
i feel ur pain so much. I submitted in August and didn't get docusign till October. Called 40+ times. System is completely broken. Only thing that worked was having my assemblyman's office intervene. They have special contacts at DOL.
Have u tried sending a secure message through ur online account? Sometimes that actually works better than calling. Go to ur ny.gov account, log in, and then send a message explaining exactly what happened. I got a response in 5 days when I did this.
I've sent about 10 messages through the portal over the last 4 months. No response to any of them. 😩
Whatever you do, DON'T call the regular unemployment line. Total waste of time. Either use your local representative or try claimyr.com - both got results for me when nothing else worked.
Anybody try the new claimyr.com service? I'm seeing it mentioned all over twitter for ny unemployment issues. Desperate to get my certification working again.
Yes! That's what I mentioned above - it worked for me after weeks of failed certification attempts. They actually got me connected to a real human at unemployment who fixed my account.
It worked for me too - got all my backpay after 5 weeks of certification hell. The unemployment agent told me there was a system flag on my account that was causing the crashes.
I just want to know WHO to blame for this garbage system. We spend billions in taxes and can't get a website that actually works?? 🤬
Pro tip: when you certify weekly, do it early Sunday morning. The website often crashes Sunday night when everyone tries to do it at once.
OMG THIS. I learned the hard way when I couldn't certify and had to wait another week for that payment 😩
Aileen Rodriguez
IMPORTANT TIP: If you call, DO NOT listen to the recording that says they'll call you back. That callback system is completely broken for the tourism recovery program. I waited 3 weeks for a callback that never came. You need to stay on the line no matter how long it takes. I know it sucks but that's the only way to actually reach someone. Or try that claimyr.com service someone mentioned above - seems to work for getting through the phone maze.
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Rhett Bowman
•Ugh good to know. I've been hanging up when it offers the callback. I'll try to stay on the line tomorrow.
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Nolan Carter
•This is exactly why I ended up using Claimyr - I was tired of waiting on hold for hours or getting disconnected. They just handled the waiting for me.
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Zane Gray
ok i worked at the call center for ny unemployment briefly (quit cuz it was awful) and i can tell you the tourism recovery program is a MESS. the funds came from a different bucket than regular unemployment so it goes through extra steps. docusign forms go to one team, then verification, then payment processing. each handoff adds weeks. if anything is slightly off or needs verification, it goes to the back of the queue. best advice: call and specifically ask if your docusign was received properly and if there are ANY flags or holds.
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Zane Gray
•np! one more tip: if you get a rep who seems clueless (many are new), politely ask to speak with a tier 2 specialist. they have more access and training on the tourism program specifically.
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Natalia Stone
•the hero we needed but don't deserve 🙌
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