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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 You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.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 #2340 on: July 14, 2020, 10:02:24 PM »
You're thinking about FPUC.

Here are the definitions again:
Unemployment- unemployment for those with W2 wage history
PUA- pandemic unemployment for those with limited W2 history, self employment income, or a rescinded job offer
FPUC- $600 supplemental payments for those receiving a UI or PUA payment from 03/27-07/31 (dates vary by state)
PEUC- additional 13 weeks after exhausting unemployment
EB- additional weeks after exhausting PEUC. Exact numbers of weeks vary by state.

    Indeed seems I'm confusing myself with all the terms.

She should be eligible for PUA from Feb through June 30th.

 Do you mind explaining your reasoning behind that?

   Shouldn't it make sense that you have to be working in January and February to be able to claim in March?
    If one was out of a job for 3-4 months why all the sudden when you have the ability to file for unemployment are you allowed to file?

  The system does not make any sense.

 It seems the government is giving away free money.
Or rather returning your tax money.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2341 on: July 14, 2020, 10:07:44 PM »
Correct.


Definitely eligible for all months that he was unemployed in between, although the PUA program only started in 02/02/20 so he's not eligible from December.

You can check that week in your payment history to see if it was processed with 4 effective days- personally I'd call up to make the change and apply the difference to a future week. No point getting into trouble over one week's payment.
You can't fix retroactively, but you can a) pay estimated withholding now to both NYS and IRS so you don't have to worry about spending the cash and not having it at year's end, and b) you can correct the issue going forward.

Amen!! Thank you for the kind words.

 Thanks for clarifying that, will definitely tell that to my sibling that he doesn't have to worry that the IRS is coming after him.
   I was unsure being that he worked back in December 2019 and then again in May 2020.

   We'll take a look at his payment history and see what it shows.

Yes I fixed that for the future weeks that the state and federal shall take their percentage.

   What's the easiest way to pay the estimated withholding that was unpaid?

 Thanks so much for clarifying.
 You are really very helpful.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2342 on: July 14, 2020, 10:10:33 PM »
Yes. If you want more detail you'll need to post your location.
Being that his location on his profile shows New York. The answer is yes like cgr replied, you can apply online or call in via an automated system.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2343 on: July 14, 2020, 10:24:16 PM »
Yes. If you want more detail you'll need to post your location.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2344 on: July 14, 2020, 10:27:41 PM »

    Indeed seems I'm confusing myself with all the terms.
 
 Do you mind explaining your reasoning behind that?

   Shouldn't it make sense that you have to be working in January and February to be able to claim in March?
    If one was out of a job for 3-4 months why all the sudden when you have the ability to file for unemployment are you allowed to file?

  The system does not make any sense.

 It seems the government is giving away free money.
Or rather returning your tax money.
Would she be eligible for FPUC as well?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2345 on: July 14, 2020, 10:30:12 PM »
  Do you mind explaining your reasoning behind that?

   Shouldn't it make sense that you have to be working in January and February to be able to claim in March?
The PUA program is only available from February. She might be eligible earlier per the program rules, but you can't apply for it prior to its effective date.

    If one was out of a job for 3-4 months why all the sudden when you have the ability to file for unemployment are you allowed to file?
  The system does not make any sense.
You're never obligated to file for unemployment- if you were fired but for some reason you don't want to apply, that's your right. If you change your mind at any point in the next 18 months, you are permitted to file a claim and use wages going back up to 18 months to substantiate your claim. Choice is yours...

It seems the government is giving away free money.
Or rather returning your tax money.
The FPUC program was not very well thought out (to put it mildly) and was passed in a haste. Going forward I do think we'll see more restraint and some sensibility when it comes to future unemployment stimulus packages.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2346 on: July 14, 2020, 10:31:56 PM »
Would she be eligible for FPUC as well?

FPUC- $600 supplemental payments for those receiving a UI or PUA payment from 03/27-07/31 (dates vary by state)
She'll receive it for those weeks even if the certifications are backdated to those dates.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2347 on: July 14, 2020, 10:33:28 PM »
The PUA program is only available from February. She might be eligible earlier per the program rules, but you can't apply for it prior to its effective date.
You're never obligated to file for unemployment- if you were fired but for some reason you don't want to apply, that's your right. If you change your mind at any point in the next 18 months, you are permitted to file a claim and use wages going back up to 18 months to substantiate your claim. Choice is yours...
The FPUC program was not very well thought out (to put it mildly) and was passed in a haste. Going forward I do think we'll see more restraint and some sensibility when it comes to future unemployment stimulus packages.
She wasn't fired, she left her job, does that make a difference?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2348 on: July 14, 2020, 10:34:05 PM »

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2349 on: July 14, 2020, 10:37:47 PM »
Brooklyn
https://unemployment.labor.ny.gov/
When completing the application one of the questions is "last day worked"- enter a date in Feb or March (not earlier than 02/02/20). Your claim will be active as of that date and you'll be able to claim backpay for all weeks from that date through June 30th.
Benefit rate will be $182/week.
Additional $600 will be received for all certifications from 03/30-07/26.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2350 on: July 14, 2020, 10:42:22 PM »
She wasn't fired, she left her job, does that make a difference?

Generally you're only eligible for unemployment if you were W2 and were fired or laid off.
If she was 1099 she's eligible due to "lack of work".
If she was W2 it's a bit tricky- she'll need to be eligible based on of these reasons: https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/pua-factsheet.pdf

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2352 on: July 15, 2020, 10:49:00 AM »
if i live in israel and file us taxes as self employed, with a nys address, am i eligible for the 600 a week or any other benefits?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2353 on: July 15, 2020, 12:20:06 PM »
PSA: for those of you having difficulty reaching a NY DOL agent via phone, try the message center.
I'm seeing quick responses today- you might get an automated message that vaguely pertains to your request and doesn't actually help- just respond to that message that this is not the issue and blah blah blah and you should get a timely response.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2354 on: July 15, 2020, 12:20:35 PM »
if i live in israel and file us taxes as self employed, with a nys address, am i eligible for the 600 a week or any other benefits?

You'll need to call the DOL. These are approved on a case by case basis.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2355 on: July 15, 2020, 12:22:01 PM »
PSA: for those of you having difficulty reaching a NY DOL agent via phone, try the message center.
I'm seeing quick responses today- you might get an automated message that vaguely pertains to your request and doesn't actually help- just respond to that message that this is not the issue and blah blah blah and you should get a timely response.
The last response I got was to the tune of "we are very busy so it's hard to help people over the phone, but you can try, but it's better to use our website. And  click here to file a claim".
And they totally ignored my actual question. This was not an autoreply, it was a few days later. Just tried resending the same message, will see what happens.
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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« Reply #2356 on: July 15, 2020, 12:25:39 PM »
The last response I got was to the tune of "we are very busy so it's hard to help people over the phone, but you can try, but it's better to use our website. And  click here to file a claim".
And they totally ignored my actual question. This was not an autoreply, it was a few days later. Just tried resending the same message, will see what happens.

I've had that experience too, but I don't let them get away with it ;) eventually they either fix the issue, or send me this: you can give me your preferred phone number and an agent will reach out to you...

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« Reply #2357 on: July 15, 2020, 12:38:27 PM »
I've had that experience too, but I don't let them get away with it ;) eventually they either fix the issue, or send me this: you can give me your preferred phone number and an agent will reach out to you...
Sounds good, let's hope!!
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2358 on: July 15, 2020, 01:08:11 PM »
You'll need to call the DOL. These are approved on a case by case basis.
what cases are more likely to get approved?

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« Reply #2359 on: July 15, 2020, 01:42:08 PM »
You'll need to call the DOL. These are approved on a case by case basis.
or better yet, what cases cause them not to approve?