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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 You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.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.
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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 #600 on: May 09, 2020, 09:31:58 PM »
In this case, you are supposed to do nothing until they email you (they claim that will next by next week).
Thanks.
Where did you see that supposedly they"ll email next week?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #601 on: May 09, 2020, 09:39:02 PM »
I’ve been getting unemployment in NJ for the last three weeks, but my last payment came through without the extra $600 (a week passed by already).
Anyone know what to do? Or where to reach out?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #602 on: May 09, 2020, 10:02:40 PM »
I’ve been getting unemployment in NJ for the last three weeks, but my last payment came through without the extra $600 (a week passed by already).
Anyone know what to do? Or where to reach out?
Same for DW.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #603 on: May 09, 2020, 10:24:19 PM »
My claim just got filed in NJ and dates were from 3/15.
How do I get $ for last 2 months

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #604 on: May 09, 2020, 10:37:54 PM »
Important alert for NJ residents:
There is a completely new schedule to re-certify this week. The time-slots changed. Check now and set yourself a reminded for the new time. https://myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/schedule.shtml

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #605 on: May 09, 2020, 11:02:50 PM »
Message from NYS Department of Labor: BACK WEEK CERTIFICATIONS
You have been identified as an individual who is missing certifications for back weeks of claims. To address this, you will receive an email in the coming weeks that will provide a secure technology solution for this issue. Please be sure to watch your email for this important message.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #606 on: May 09, 2020, 11:09:59 PM »
Message from NYS Department of Labor: BACK WEEK CERTIFICATIONS
You have been identified as an individual who is missing certifications for back weeks of claims. To address this, you will receive an email in the coming weeks that will provide a secure technology solution for this issue. Please be sure to watch your email for this important message.

Finally. They sent out thousands of these over the weekend.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #607 on: May 09, 2020, 11:15:51 PM »
Finally. They sent out thousands of these over the weekend.
Letters or emails?
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #608 on: May 09, 2020, 11:24:10 PM »
Important alert for NJ residents:
There is a completely new schedule to re-certify this week. The time-slots changed. Check now and set yourself a reminded for the new time. https://myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/schedule.shtml
https://www.thelakewoodscoop.com/news/2020/05/take-note-of-new-schedule-for-nj-unemployment-benefit-re-certifications.html

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #609 on: May 09, 2020, 11:25:27 PM »
Important alert for NJ residents:
There is a completely new schedule to re-certify this week. The time-slots changed. Check now and set yourself a reminded for the new time. https://myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/schedule.shtml
THe make up day being shabbos will make things difficult for many.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #610 on: May 09, 2020, 11:32:56 PM »
how am i getting paid for the past 6 weeks in NJ if i just show filed today?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #611 on: May 09, 2020, 11:53:12 PM »
Finally. They sent out thousands of these over the weekend.

Thousands? They probably have hundreds of thousands of applicants who should be getting this.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #612 on: May 09, 2020, 11:55:43 PM »
My claim just got filed in NJ and dates were from 3/15.
How do I get $ for last 2 months
how am i getting paid for the past 6 weeks in NJ if i just show filed today?
Don't think anyone figured that out yet. There is seemingly no way to do that as of now although I would assume eventually we will get the money.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #613 on: May 10, 2020, 12:46:24 AM »
We finally got an email that our claim is payable and we need to certify on Friday May 8, and if not, we lose a week.
However, the email was sent on Saturday May 9!
How incompetent are these people?
What do we do now?
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #614 on: May 10, 2020, 01:02:20 AM »
THe make up day being shabbos will make things difficult for many.
Intentional perhaps?
It wouldn't surprise me anymore.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #615 on: May 10, 2020, 01:05:36 AM »
Intentional perhaps?
It wouldn't surprise me anymore.
Not likely.
They are trying to spread the recertifications over more days because the system was getting overloaded so that leaves just shabbos for the makeup day.

They also cut the time slots down to 1/2 hour.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #616 on: May 10, 2020, 09:14:44 AM »
NJ - Got accepted and received standard unemployment. But 600 for current weeks or for previous weeks were not deposited. Any idea why this might be? Is the 600 retroactive to application date or from date PUA went into affect?

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« Reply #617 on: May 10, 2020, 09:21:27 AM »
NJ - Got accepted and received standard unemployment. But 600 for current weeks or for previous weeks were not deposited. Any idea why this might be? Is the 600 retroactive to application date or from date PUA went into affect?
Takes time but they usally deposit after a while.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #618 on: May 10, 2020, 10:07:18 AM »
THe make up day being shabbos will make things difficult for many.
What time does the site close? Motzai Shabbos not an option?
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #619 on: May 10, 2020, 10:08:47 AM »
What time does the site close? Motzai Shabbos not an option?
Don't think so. Check the link.
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