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You are eligible for the $600 weekly FPUC payment if you are on any sort of unemployment, including PUA and partial unemployment. This is available for claims dated 3/28/20-7/31/20. The federal supplement does not affect eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP. It does affect SNAP and TANF.

If you filed for UI more than a week after your layoff date, you are eligible for backpay.

The obligatory waiting week has been waived, so your claim will process with a date a week earlier than what you apply for, to account for the waiting week waiver.

NY
There is a streamlined application process so that all applicants complete the same form, regardless of which program they'll eventually be eligible for.
PUA:
Unemployment for the self-employed. Acceptable proof of income includes prior year tax returns, 1099, P&L, bank statements and more. You will most likely be approved for standard UI even if you're an independent contractor, if you had W2 employment within the last 18 months.
If you are assigned the minimum rate of $182 when it should be higher based on your income, complete this form, fax it in, then send it again via the message center (Subject1: "Benefit Rate and Monetary Determination" Subject2: "Some of my wages are missing or incorrect") so that they definitely got it. Your rate should be adjusted in less than a week. You are also entitled to get your updated rate on all prior weeks.
You are also eligible for PUA if you landed a job but where unable to start due to the pandemic. You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.
PUA is available for a total of 46 weeks from 02/02/20-12/31/20.
Partial UI:
You can apply for partial UI if you're working 3 days or less, and earning $504/weekly or less. The DOL deducts 25% of your base rate for every day that you work. (You receive 100% of your rate if you don't work at all, 75% if you work 1 day, 50% if you work 2 days, and 25% if you work 3 days).
PEUC:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks. This benefit is available through 12/31/20.
Extended Benefits:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 20 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks and your PEUC weeks. This makes for a total of 59 weeks that you can possible receive unemployment benefits. This benefit is available as long as the state's unemployment rate is high.
Requesting Backpay:
The NY DOL is using Docusign to allow claimants to file backpay. You should receive an email from the DOL with instructions. The email subject is "Action Required - NYS DOL Certification for Back Week Payments". This might end up in your spam folder, so be sure to check that as well.
If you don't receive this email or you don't want to wait, call the NY DOL and speak to an agent to certify for backpay over the phone.
It takes a little less than a week from when you complete backdated certifications until your claims are processed and funds are released.
$0 Benefit Determination:
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NJ
Apply here.
PUA:
Unemployment for the self-employed. Acceptable proof of income includes prior year tax returns, 1099, P&L, bank statements and more. You will most likely be approved for standard UI even if you're an independent contractor, if you had W2 employment within the last 18 months.
At this point it looks like claimants are still being given $231- the minimum PUA rate- regardless of prior income.
You are also eligible for PUA if you landed a job but where unable to start due to the pandemic. You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.
PUA is available for a total of 46 weeks from 02/02/20-12/31/20.
Partial UI:
You can apply for partial UI if your hours have been reduced by 20% or more. You'll be allowed to earn an additional 20% above your rate determination. Your earnings will then be deducted from your rate, and you'll receive the balance as your UI payment.
PEUC:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks. This benefit is available through 12/31/20.
Extended Benefits:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 20 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks and your PEUC weeks. This makes for a total of 59 weeks that you can possible receive unemployment benefits. This benefit is available as long as the state's unemployment rate is high.
Requesting Backpay:
You can request backpay if you are lucky enough to get through to an agent.

Here is a guide for NJ residents from the LRRC.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #460 on: May 03, 2020, 03:54:13 PM »
I have been pending in NJ for 3 weeks after filling e adjudication .
I have tried reaching out to many people and no help

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #461 on: May 03, 2020, 06:51:05 PM »
Anyone here receiving PUA payments (not just certifying- actually getting paid) in NY?

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« Reply #462 on: May 03, 2020, 06:52:26 PM »
I got an email that my claim is complete and I will get a letter saying how much $ I will get. (NY)
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« Reply #463 on: May 03, 2020, 06:54:32 PM »
I got an email that my claim is complete and I will get a letter saying how much $ I will get. (NY)
How long ago did you apply?

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« Reply #464 on: May 03, 2020, 06:54:52 PM »
I got an email that my claim is complete and I will get a letter saying how much $ I will get. (NY)
did they call you back after you filed?
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« Reply #465 on: May 03, 2020, 06:56:15 PM »
I got an email that my claim is complete and I will get a letter saying how much $ I will get. (NY)

Btw your online portal will probably be updated before your Benefits Determination makes it to your mailbox.
Check Unemployment Services> Payment History. The top summary portion has your benefit rate, days left, etc.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #466 on: May 03, 2020, 07:00:36 PM »
Just as an FYI even though some states have systems set up for backpay and some don't, I don't know of a single state that has yet to process backpay requests.

In NY they asked for the last day I worked and once it went through paid me from that date.

They did include a "waiting week" of $0 which was supposed to be waived, and I'm hoping to get them to fix it

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« Reply #467 on: May 03, 2020, 07:02:26 PM »
did they call you back after you filed?
No, my claim was complete without speaking to them over the phone
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« Reply #468 on: May 03, 2020, 07:02:48 PM »
Btw your online portal will probably be updated before your Benefits Determination makes it to your mailbox.
Check Unemployment Services> Payment History. The top summary portion has your benefit rate, days left, etc.
I've been checking that daily, all it shows is $0 for the waiting period, and the rate which they already mailed me (and does not include the $600).
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #469 on: May 03, 2020, 07:05:01 PM »
In NY they asked for the last day I worked and once it went through paid me from that date.

They did include a "waiting week" of $0 which was supposed to be waived, and I'm hoping to get them to fix it

Wow! Good for you!
Know of a few where it took 3-4 weeks for the DOL to process their applications, and they've only received payment for the weeks they certified after their application was approved.

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« Reply #470 on: May 03, 2020, 07:08:12 PM »
I've been checking that daily, all it shows is $0 for the waiting period, and the rate which they already mailed me (and does not include the $600).

The $0 for the waiting period is supposed to be waived. Don't think they got around to doing that yet.

Correct, your benefit rate does not include the $600, only the amount determined by the state. When you start getting the $600 payment you'll see a 0 in the "Effective Days" column, as the $600 does not deduct from your days/benefit rate.

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« Reply #471 on: May 03, 2020, 07:20:26 PM »
The $0 for the waiting period is supposed to be waived. Don't think they got around to doing that yet.

Correct, your benefit rate does not include the $600, only the amount determined by the state. When you start getting the $600 payment you'll see a 0 in the "Effective Days" column, as the $600 does not deduct from your days/benefit rate.
Yep, I sent them a message about that so I guess we'll see when they figure it out! I know someone else who filed a couple weeks before me, and they modified his start of unemployment date to be a week earlier than he wrote, to cancel out the waiting week.

Maybe eventually they'll have a better system for that :)

They didn't backdate my claim yet either FWIW.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #472 on: May 03, 2020, 07:25:19 PM »
Got it. After your claim is approved you will claim back to the start date. You do not need to do it every week if you don't mind waiting for your check either.
Is this true in New Jersey, I missed last week's slot and my slot over the weekend and am now scared I forfeited my unemployment for the week

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« Reply #473 on: May 03, 2020, 07:25:49 PM »
Anyone here receiving PUA payments (not just certifying- actually getting paid) in NY?

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/24/states-paying-unemployment-to-gig-workers-self-employed-americans.html

According to this NY started paying out PUA claims on 4/29.

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« Reply #474 on: May 03, 2020, 07:29:58 PM »
I know someone else who filed a couple weeks before me, and they modified his start of unemployment date to be a week earlier than he wrote, to cancel out the waiting week.

Assuming they automate the system eventually, I'm wondering if he'll get an additional payment for what is now his waiting week (when he was technically still employed). Also if that waiting week is 3/30 or after, he might get additional $600 as well ;).

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« Reply #475 on: May 03, 2020, 07:31:41 PM »
Is this true in New Jersey, I missed last week's slot and my slot over the weekend and am now scared I forfeited my unemployment for the week

There were some posts upthread about the NJ filing system. I think the bottom line is that you can still certify, but your payment will be delayed.
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« Reply #476 on: May 03, 2020, 07:34:32 PM »
Assuming they automate the system eventually, I'm wondering if he'll get an additional payment for what is now his waiting week (when he was technically still employed). Also if that waiting week is 3/30 or after, he might get additional $600 as well ;).
Who knows! :)
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« Reply #477 on: May 03, 2020, 07:35:11 PM »
Is this true in New Jersey, I missed last week's slot and my slot over the weekend and am now scared I forfeited my unemployment for the week
I am referring to NJ. You will get paid once you certify. It will need to be during your window, although someone posted a way through upthread
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« Reply #478 on: May 03, 2020, 07:36:05 PM »
Wow! Good for you!
Know of a few where it took 3-4 weeks for the DOL to process their applications, and they've only received payment for the weeks they certified after their application was approved.

When I got a callback, I certified over the phone for those weeks that had passed.

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« Reply #479 on: May 03, 2020, 07:46:13 PM »
Is this true in New Jersey, I missed last week's slot and my slot over the weekend and am now scared I forfeited my unemployment for the week

I missed a week and the next week was first prompted to certify for the missed week, and then got a prompt box asking if I wanted to certify for another week. [nj]