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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 You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.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 #660 on: May 11, 2020, 02:19:21 PM »
We went through that a few times. But there are make-up times during the week and it always went through at some point.
It's almost impossible to get through on the phone. Best is to call exactly 8:30 AM or even a little earlier. See guidance from LRRC.
Were you able to ever get through? Or you're just quoting the lrrc?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #661 on: May 11, 2020, 02:43:27 PM »
What's the subject line for that email?
Sunday: Certify your status online to receive unemployment payments

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #662 on: May 11, 2020, 02:44:39 PM »
Were you able to ever get through? Or you're just quoting the lrrc?
We got through once to the Cumberland, NJ number.
Although we couldn't speak to a representative, we were able to re-certify that time on the phone.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #663 on: May 11, 2020, 04:58:13 PM »
Oh no
this week in NJ (May 10) the lower numbers ssn(last 4) were to re certify on Sunday for unemployment benefits and only make up day is on Saturday.  What do we do? did we miss this weeks payment and Saturday is well off limits for most of us!

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #664 on: May 11, 2020, 05:07:22 PM »
Oh no
this week in NJ (May 10) the lower numbers ssn(last 4) were to re certify on Sunday for unemployment benefits and only make up day is on Saturday.  What do we do? did we miss this weeks payment and Saturday is well off limits for most of us!

Unless you're lower than 0555, you'll still have a make up slot tonight before 7PM

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #665 on: May 11, 2020, 05:22:25 PM »
Unless you're lower than 0555, you'll still have a make up slot tonight before 7PM

thats for today Monday are you sure? maybe yesterday

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #666 on: May 11, 2020, 05:23:32 PM »

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #667 on: May 11, 2020, 05:25:40 PM »
Any way to reset a pin online (NJ)? It's saying to call...

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« Reply #668 on: May 11, 2020, 05:29:31 PM »

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #670 on: May 11, 2020, 05:50:11 PM »
Oh no
this week in NJ (May 10) the lower numbers ssn(last 4) were to re certify on Sunday for unemployment benefits and only make up day is on Saturday.  What do we do? did we miss this weeks payment and Saturday is well off limits for most of us!

so what do I do now?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #671 on: May 11, 2020, 06:07:21 PM »
thats for today Monday are you sure? maybe yesterday
You're right, I thought today was Sunday. One big blur...

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #672 on: May 11, 2020, 06:15:39 PM »
You're right, I thought today was Sunday. One big blur...

and only makeup day is saturday
did I lose this weeks benefits or worse am I going to be removed?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #673 on: May 11, 2020, 06:31:14 PM »
and only makeup day is saturday
did I lose this weeks benefits or worse am I going to be removed?

You didn't lose it, it'll just be delayed until you certify for this week too when you certify next week.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #674 on: May 11, 2020, 06:34:53 PM »
You didn't lose it, it'll just be delayed until you certify for this week too when you certify next week.


in nj? source?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #675 on: May 11, 2020, 06:38:35 PM »

in nj? source?

Calling all NJ residents on UI: can you be my source?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #676 on: May 11, 2020, 06:54:36 PM »
Calling all NJ residents on UI: can you be my source?
I'm in NJ.

I'll repost what I wrote above. It may help.

Important data point.
When we finally received that email 2 days ago to fill out a new simple form, it asked us to certify separately for each week of unemployment, even though we already re-certified for all those weeks previously.
So my guess is that even those having trouble re-certifying will eventually be able to when they get the link to the new form.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #677 on: May 11, 2020, 07:01:30 PM »
What form to fill out ?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #678 on: May 11, 2020, 09:16:16 PM »
The easiest way to certify is by phone its automated and most importantly you can do it whenever you want It goes very quick

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #679 on: May 11, 2020, 09:18:26 PM »
The easiest way to certify is by phone its automated and most importantly you can do it whenever you want It goes very quick
Not Whenever you want, there are also some restrictions.
But a lot more flexible than online.