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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 You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.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 #3460 on: November 11, 2020, 10:03:08 PM »
I finally sorted out a backpay issue on the phone a two weeks ago, phone rep says it'll be in my bank account in a few days. Still hasn't arrived, do I call back again?
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« Reply #3461 on: November 12, 2020, 01:29:59 PM »
just spent 30 min trying various menu options, with and without SSN, from a different number. No dice :(
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« Reply #3462 on: November 12, 2020, 01:33:30 PM »
I finally sorted out a backpay issue on the phone a two weeks ago, phone rep says it'll be in my bank account in a few days. Still hasn't arrived, do I call back again?
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« Reply #3463 on: November 12, 2020, 01:34:16 PM »
just spent 30 min trying various menu options, with and without SSN, from a different number. No dice :(
Did you try Chaim Deutsch's office?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3464 on: November 12, 2020, 01:36:26 PM »
If anyone can verify, or has any insight, to either of these 2 points, please let me know.

On a bit of a different note - has it been discussed what the threshold should be to be considered a Covid impact (for PUA)? It's not totally clear from what's written online.
In the case of a 10-99 contractor, and the company closed down not because of Covid. Is it reasonable for the contractor to sign that that's a Covid-19 impact? The job/work loss wasn't directly caused because of Covid, but not finding new work can certainly be a part of the Covid economy.

Bump. If anyone has any advice on any of these 3 points, please speak :)

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« Reply #3465 on: November 12, 2020, 01:37:01 PM »
Did you try Chaim Deutsch's office?
No, do you have any info about it? Never heard of him...
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« Reply #3466 on: November 12, 2020, 01:42:23 PM »
No, do you have any info about it? Never heard of him...
Ok I feel really stupid that I haven't suggested him to you til now... He's a great contact when all else fails, and he always comes through.
PM or email me at chaiplus1@gmail.com for his contact info.

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« Reply #3467 on: November 12, 2020, 01:43:24 PM »
Ok I feel really stupid that I haven't suggested him to you til now... He's a great contact when all else fails, and he always comes through.
PM or email me at chaiplus1@gmail.com for his contact info.
TY!
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3468 on: November 13, 2020, 10:10:56 AM »
Finally, finally got all the backpay! Phone call from two weeks ago did the trick.

Unrelated question: I'm an independent contractor, and for the first time since covid, I got a one time job for $200 (one day), it will be reported. Is it better to not fill out the unemployment for the week, or to fill it out with the exact info (ie one day of work, etc)
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3469 on: November 13, 2020, 11:11:24 AM »
Better to remain on hold with NJ or request callback?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3470 on: November 13, 2020, 12:15:11 PM »
Did anyone get backpay in NJ? Spoke to them around eight weeks ago....maybe more.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3471 on: November 13, 2020, 12:25:18 PM »
Finally, finally got all the backpay! Phone call from two weeks ago did the trick.

Unrelated question: I'm an independent contractor, and for the first time since covid, I got a one time job for $200 (one day), it will be reported. Is it better to not fill out the unemployment for the week, or to fill it out with the exact info (ie one day of work, etc)
what state are you in?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3472 on: November 13, 2020, 12:25:45 PM »
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3473 on: November 13, 2020, 12:36:33 PM »
NY
You can claim if you worked one day. You'll get 75% of your weekly rate (25% deduction for each day worked)
If you choose not to claim for some reason, nothing bad will happen. They'll just ask the next week if you worked the week before and where.

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« Reply #3474 on: November 13, 2020, 01:35:29 PM »
Did anyone get backpay in NJ? Spoke to them around eight weeks ago....maybe more.

Been dealing with it for 5+ months good luck

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3475 on: November 13, 2020, 01:37:25 PM »
If i am trying to backdate my claim to March 9th(A monday)? What will be my first claimable week? Will it start with that week?

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« Reply #3476 on: November 13, 2020, 01:38:30 PM »
Finally, finally got all the backpay! Phone call from two weeks ago did the trick.

Thanks for everyone who helped, specifically @cgr
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« Reply #3478 on: November 13, 2020, 02:37:53 PM »
If i am trying to backdate my claim to March 9th(A monday)? What will be my first claimable week? Will it start with that week?
Unless PUA is handled differently in this regard, I'd assume your first claimable week is that week, March 8-14. Though you'll have to certify for benefits for that week as well, so if you earned money on Sunday, you probably have to report that.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3479 on: November 15, 2020, 07:38:55 AM »
Question, my son forgot to claim his weekly benefits in NY for the last few weeks. He is still not working. How can he file now for about 2 months payback