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- Connect you to a human agent at the NYDOL
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
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- Give you free callbacks if the NYDOL drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
An incredibly helpful service
An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
IT WORKS!! Not a scam!
I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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The unemployment system is such a joke. They'll make you jump through hoops for months while you can't pay rent. But yeah definitely apply anyway because you never know.
I had a nightmare trying to reach anyone at NYS Department of Labor when my claim went into adjudication after being terminated. Spent weeks calling and either getting busy signals or being hung up on after waiting hours. Finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to a real person. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Made all the difference in getting my case resolved quickly.
How does that work exactly? Do they just call for you or what?
Yeah I'm curious too, seems too good to be true lol
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just make sure you apply right away if it happens!! you can file online through my.ny.gov and it's pretty straightforward. don't wait around because there's a waiting period anyway
Good point about applying right away. How long is the waiting period usually?
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the amount varies a lot. my friend gets like $450 but i only get $280 even though we made similar money. depends on when you worked and how much you made in specific quarters i think
To clarify the base period calculation - NYS Department of Labor uses your highest quarter earnings to determine your weekly benefit rate, which is roughly 1/26th of that amount. There's also a minimum ($124/week) and maximum ($504/week for 2025). If you worked multiple jobs, they'll combine all your covered wages from different employers during your base period.
ok that makes more sense. so if my highest quarter was like $15,000 i'd get around $575 per week? but you said max is $504 so i'd get the max?
Exactly right - if your calculation comes out higher than $504, you'd receive the maximum amount. The formula helps ensure higher earners get more support while capping it at a reasonable level.
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If you're having trouble explaining this to people or need to contact the NYS Department of Labor for any reason, I found a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helps you actually get through to agents when the phone lines are constantly busy. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Really helpful when you need to talk to someone about your claim details.
How much does something like that cost? The phone lines are definitely impossible to get through on.
I'd rather pay a small fee than waste hours trying to get through myself. The time saved was worth it for me when I had questions about my weekly claim certification.
Ellie Perry
I had such a hard time getting through to anyone at NYS Department of Labor when my claim was stuck. Ended up using this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an actual agent who could check my claim status. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works. Saved me hours of calling and getting hung up on.
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Landon Morgan
•Never heard of that before, does it actually work or is it just another scam?
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Ellie Perry
•It's legit, I was skeptical too but I was desperate to find out why my claim was taking so long. Worth it just to get actual information instead of guessing.
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Teresa Boyd
THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS A JOKE! I've been waiting 6 weeks and still nothing. They make it impossible to reach anyone and the website is useless. Meanwhile bills keep coming and they act like we're all trying to scam them.
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Landon Morgan
•I feel you, the stress is unreal when you're waiting for money you need to survive
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