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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 You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.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 #1120 on: May 19, 2020, 01:56:04 PM »
Just wanted to add to something that has been discussed.
Labor dep system is extremely buggy.I could not certify the weeks i had not worked because the system claimed i had not answered questions although i had.Cleaned the cache and did not help.Finally used a different browser, Firefox and it went thru.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1121 on: May 19, 2020, 01:59:03 PM »
1-2 business days from the release date listed.

He said he sees he has a benefit determination, I’ve had that for much longer than 1-2 days and still no $$$?
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« Reply #1122 on: May 19, 2020, 02:00:41 PM »
He said he sees he has a benefit determination, I’ve had that for much longer than 1-2 days and still no $$$?

1-2 business days from the release date listed.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1123 on: May 19, 2020, 02:18:04 PM »


And if you’re approved and have been certifying and no Docusign and no release date? Then you just have to wait. Yippee!
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« Reply #1124 on: May 19, 2020, 02:20:30 PM »
And if you’re approved and have been certifying and no Docusign and no release date? Then you just have to wait. Yippee!

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Actually haven't heard of new post-approval certifications not being released. That's odd.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1125 on: May 19, 2020, 02:42:15 PM »
😞😞😞
Actually haven't heard of new post-approval certifications not being released. That's odd.

I got a letter in the mail this past weekend dated 4/24/20 (it arrived 20 days later) that told me I have to submit proof of ID within 10 days or my claim will be denied. Meanwhile I got approved like two weeks ago and got one FPUC payment a few days later. No Docusign letter for me yet.
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« Reply #1126 on: May 19, 2020, 02:49:29 PM »
I got a letter in the mail this past weekend dated 4/24/20 (it arrived 20 days later) that told me I have to submit proof of ID within 10 days or my claim will be denied. Meanwhile I got approved like two weeks ago and got one FPUC payment a few days later. No Docusign letter for me yet.

But you're able to certify weekly?
Pro tip: if that ID request letter has a fax # where you can return it, do so with whatever they asked for. I'm noticing that communication (regardless if necessary) means that a live person reviews your account.

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« Reply #1127 on: May 19, 2020, 02:51:19 PM »
Pro tip: if that ID request letter has a fax # where you can return it, do so with whatever they asked for. I'm noticing that communication (regardless if necessary) means that a live person reviews your account.
Does that happen with a fax faster than sending a message thru the website? I'm waiting like 6 weeks for NY DOL to answer my messages...
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1128 on: May 19, 2020, 02:53:06 PM »
I got a single FPUC $600 payment that’s not showing on my account. I don’t think I’m the only one...
Same here 2 FPUC payments not showing on the online account
Meanwhile I got approved like two weeks ago and got one FPUC payment a few days later. No Docusign letter for me yet.
Got approved like two weeks ago and got one FPUC payment a few days later, and another one today. No Docusign letter for me yet.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1129 on: May 19, 2020, 02:57:22 PM »
this is what i see

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1130 on: May 19, 2020, 03:03:10 PM »
i claimed unemployment from 03/09,last day of work was 03/08, so this week in the attachment that i did not claim shows 0

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #1131 on: May 19, 2020, 03:12:00 PM »
Does that happen with a fax faster than sending a message thru the website? I'm waiting like 6 weeks for NY DOL to answer my messages...

Messages through message center doesn't really bring results. Fax is about 4 business days.

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« Reply #1132 on: May 19, 2020, 03:12:38 PM »
Messages through message center doesn't really bring results. Fax is about 4 business days.
Interesting! Anyone have a fax # for NYS? And what to include so they know who you are?

I can just fax them whatever I wrote in the message :)
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« Reply #1133 on: May 19, 2020, 03:13:39 PM »
i claimed unemployment from 03/09,last day of work was 03/08, so this week in the attachment that i did not claim shows 0

That's the waiting week which they'll release funds for God knows when...
About a day after your first post-approval certification you should (ideally) see 2 new lines for that week. One will be your weekly benefit payment, the other will be the $600. It will also have a release date, which is what I was referring to earlier.

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« Reply #1134 on: May 19, 2020, 03:16:03 PM »
Interesting! Anyone have a fax # for NYS? And what to include so they know who you are?

I can just fax them whatever I wrote in the message :)

I'm experimenting with the fax to see if they'll respond to other inquiries outside of the forms they provide.
Fax #: 518-457-9378
Start your letter off with:
Last Name:
First Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Claim Effective/Start Date:
Social Security number:

I'll post my results (assuming I see some).

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« Reply #1135 on: May 19, 2020, 03:17:42 PM »
Any thoughts on the safety of sending SSN by fax?
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« Reply #1136 on: May 19, 2020, 03:18:25 PM »
Does anyone have an issue with claims certified this Sunday (in NY)?
I heard from a few people that certified Sunday but don't see it processed online.
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« Reply #1137 on: May 19, 2020, 03:22:15 PM »
Does anyone have an issue with claims certified this Sunday (in NY)?
I heard from a few people that certified Sunday but don't see it processed online.
nope, it worked OK

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« Reply #1138 on: May 19, 2020, 03:22:35 PM »
Any thoughts on the safety of sending SSN by fax?

All DOL forms that you're legit supposed to return to that fax # require you to include your SS.

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« Reply #1139 on: May 19, 2020, 03:27:09 PM »
All DOL forms that you're legit supposed to return to that fax # require you to include your SS.
fair enough :)
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