Overcoming hurdles to get NYS unemployment benefits

Overcoming hurdles to get NYS unemployment benefits

DEPOSIT AS APAYMENT.THE REBOUNDBUFFALO IS OURCOMMITMENT-- TOMAKING SURE PEOPLEIN POWER ARE DOINGWHAT'S RIGHT...ANDTHAT INCLUDES THESTATE LABORDEPARTMENT WHICHOVERSEESUNEMPLOYMENT..SO MANY OF YOUHAVE REACHED OUTTO US ABOUT THEDIFFICULTIES YOU'REHAVING... TRYING TOGET YOUR BENEFITS...A NEW DEPARTMENTOF LABOR FACTSHEET... SCHEDULEDTO BE RELEASEDSOON... COVERSMORE DETAILS ONHOW TO APPLY FORBENEFITS .... AND HOWTO MAKE SURE YOURAPPLICATION GOESALL THE WAYTHROUGH...WHICH IS EXACTLYTHE PROBLEM ONENURSE HAS BEENTRYING TO SOLVE.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYIS WORKING TO HELPMAKE THINGS RIGHT..MANY OF THE REPORTSSAY TO BE PATIENTBECAUSE THEY AREBACKLOGGED ANDTHINGS LIKE THAT.

BUTTHEY ARE STILLGETTING A PAYCHECK.WE ARE NOTSOPHIA OVERTONFROM BUFFALO IS ANURSE WHOSPECIALIZES INDIABETES EDUCATION.SHE NORMALLYWORKS AT MOUNTSAINT MARY'SHOSPITAL INLEWISTON.BUT .

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OVERTONWAS PART OF THE1,200 EMPLOYEESFURLOUGHED BYCATHOLIC HEALTH INLATE-APRIL.AND LIKE SO MANYOTHERS .

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SHE FINDSGETTING NEW YORKSTATEUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS TO BE VERYFRUSTRATING.BECAUSE YOU GO INTOWORLK EXPECTING TOWORK BUT BEING TOLDYOUR ARE GOING TOBE FURLOUGHED ONTHE VERY SAME DAY,AND THIS IS WHAT YOUHAVE TO DO.

ONLY TOFIND OUT THATYOUREALLY CAN'T DOANYTHINGAFTER COMPLETINGHER ONLINEAPPLICATION -OVERTON THOUGHTTHE BENEFITS WOULDSTART THIS WEEK.WHEN THEY DIDN'T .

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.SHE TRIED TO GOONLINE TO SEE WHY.IT IDENTIFIED THAT THEINITITAL CLAIM WASTHERE.

BUT THEN ITSENDS ME A ERRORMESSAGE SAYING TOCHECK MY IN-BOXESON THE NYS SYSTEM.THERE IS NOTMESSAGE THEREWHEN SHE CALLED .

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.IT SAYS YOU HAVE TOSPEAK TO AREPRESENTATIVE BUTTHEN THE PHONE JUSTDISCONNECTSNYS DEPARTMENT OFLABOR COMMISSONERROBERTA READONACKNOWLEDGES THEPROBLEMS CAUSEDBY A CRUSHINGOVERLOAD OF PEOPLESEEKING BENEFITS.WE ARE WORKINGAROUND THE CLOCK TOMAKE SURE YOURECEIVE THE FUNDSYOU DESERVEBUT THE DEPARTMENTSAID MANYAPPLICATIONS AREBEING HELD UPBECAUSE OF THREEPROBLEMS.APPLICANTS ARE NOTDOING WEEKLYCERTIFICATIONS THATARE REQUIRED BYFEDERAL LAW.PEOPLE ARE NOTCALLING THE RIGHTNUMBER.TRADITIONALUNEMPLOYMENT ANDPANDEMICUNEMPLOYMENT HAVEDIFFERENT 800NUMBERS.AND THE BIGGESTMISTAKE -APPLICATIONS HAVEMISSING ORINNACCURATEFEDERAL EMPLOYERIDENTIFICATIONNUMBERS - ALSOKNOWN AS F-E-I-N.COMPANIES AREREQUIRED BY LAW TOGIVE THATINFORMATION TOEMPLOYEES.BUT SOPHIA OVERTONWONDERS .

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HOWCAN YOU FIX APROBLEM IF YOUCAN'T GET A HOLD OFANYONE.WHAT DO YOU DOKNOW IF YOU CAN'TGET IN AND THESYSTEM TOTALLYBLOCKS YOU.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSCONTACTED THEDEPARTMENT OFLABOR ABOUTSOPHIA'S COMPLAINT.IT WASACKNOWLEDGED.

BUTTHE DEPARTMENT HASA POLICY OF NOTDISCUSSINGINDIVIDUAL CASES.

EDREILLY 7 EWNWE ARE GETTING ALLKINDS OF QUESTIONS--FROM PEOPLE--STILL LOOKING FORTHEIRUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.YOU CAN SHARE YOURCONCERNS--BY JOINING "THEREBOUND BUFFALO"GROUP ON OURFACEBOOK PAGE.