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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 You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.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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You can email @cgr at chaiplus1@gmail.com for help with any unemployment questions.


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 #3600 on: December 29, 2020, 05:42:14 PM »
When you have a real answer to this please let me know.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3601 on: December 29, 2020, 06:12:06 PM »
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no luck from last week's 'break in case' submission?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3602 on: December 29, 2020, 06:12:20 PM »
im still waiting on thousands in backpay after calling nydol an an obscene amount of times without getting through to anyone. anyone have any smarter/better way to get this taken care of? my online account doesnt show any messages or unfiled documents
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« Reply #3603 on: December 29, 2020, 06:25:15 PM »
no luck from last week's 'break in case' submission?
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3604 on: December 29, 2020, 06:59:57 PM »
Sorry, I tried searching but couldn't find anything.

Is Florida unemployment discussed at all on this thread?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3605 on: December 30, 2020, 12:36:35 PM »
In NY, will the applicant receive the $300 in addition to the $180 UI from NYS or will it be a total of $300?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3606 on: December 30, 2020, 12:43:40 PM »
In NY, will the applicant receive the $300 in addition to the $180 UI from NYS or will it be a total of $300?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3607 on: December 30, 2020, 12:59:32 PM »
https://twitter.com/NYSLabor/status/1343688238020644870

Additional documentation of eligibility for PUA will be required in January? Hmmm...
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3608 on: December 30, 2020, 01:04:42 PM »
does a new application have to be filed for 2021 or does the application from 2020 continue on?

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« Reply #3609 on: December 30, 2020, 01:06:46 PM »
does a new application have to be filed for 2021 or does the application from 2020 continue on?

You don’t have to apply again, continue to claim benefits each week you’re unemployed.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3610 on: December 30, 2020, 01:13:36 PM »
does a new application have to be filed for 2021 or does the application from 2020 continue on?
Claims are good for one year from filing, and the date is listed on your account as the Benefit Year Ending date. After you get to that date you'll need to file a new application to continue claiming benefits (eligibility will be based on your previous claim, unlike in a regular year where you need to earn a certain amount to establish a new claim).

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3611 on: December 30, 2020, 01:15:19 PM »
Claims are good for one year from filing, and the date is listed on your account as the Benefit Year Ending date. After you get to that date you'll need to file a new application to continue claiming benefits (eligibility will be based on your previous claim, unlike in a regular year where you need to earn a certain amount to establish a new claim).
a year from the date of filing, or from the date of back claim?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3612 on: December 30, 2020, 01:24:38 PM »
If someone was unemployed and received unemployment for a few weeks in April and May and then worked from the summer until a few weeks ago, what happens when they want to start filing for unemployment again? What are the questions they will ask regarding the interim weeks that the person was employed? Will the amount received from unemployment now change based on the wages from these weeks?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3613 on: December 30, 2020, 01:42:57 PM »
a year from the date of filing, or from the date of back claim?
Backdate (what should technically have been your filing date).
If you're in NY this is listed on your Payment History page as Benefit Year Ending Date.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3614 on: December 30, 2020, 01:44:28 PM »
If someone was unemployed and received unemployment for a few weeks in April and May and then worked from the summer until a few weeks ago, what happens when they want to start filing for unemployment again? What are the questions they will ask regarding the interim weeks that the person was employed? Will the amount received from unemployment now change based on the wages from these weeks?

They should log into their account and start claiming weeks again on their existing claim.
They'll be asked who the employer was in the interim.
Benefit rates cannot change mid-claim for wages earned while the Benefit Year is in effect. Rates can only be based on wages earned prior to the start date of the claim.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3615 on: December 31, 2020, 09:26:29 AM »
Anyone have any new tips on getting through to NJ DOL?
Tried the government offices, calling right when they opened, and calling the whole day. Am I missing any ideas?
Have not been able to certify at all for the past 6 months, never mind the extra $300 per week

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« Reply #3616 on: December 31, 2020, 09:30:05 AM »
Anyone have any new tips on getting through to NJ DOL?
Tried the government offices, calling right when they opened, and calling the whole day. Am I missing any ideas?
Have not been able to certify at all for the past 6 months, never mind the extra $300 per week

Congressman Smith? Governor's office?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #3617 on: December 31, 2020, 01:14:51 PM »
They should log into their account and start claiming weeks again on their existing claim.
They'll be asked who the employer was in the interim.
Benefit rates cannot change mid-claim for wages earned while the Benefit Year is in effect. Rates can only be based on wages earned prior to the start date of the claim.

Will the UI be charged to the interim employers account?

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« Reply #3618 on: December 31, 2020, 01:19:09 PM »
Will the UI be charged to the interim employers account?
No, it shouldn't be (just like WBA can't change mid-claim, responsible employers can't either).

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« Reply #3619 on: December 31, 2020, 02:31:45 PM »
Congressman Smith? Governor's office?
They say their liaison will reach out but I haven’t heard from them. I tried the congressmen, I will also try the governor