New York's unemployment website "collapsed" following a surge in claims after the state shuttered nonessential businesses to curb the coronavirus pandemic, putting a record number of New Yorkers out of work, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. The state now has 1,000 people workin...
Wednesday, the Oakes received an updated notice from ADWS regarding filing for unemployment. “They’re referring us to the internet and the phone line,” said Michelle. “But as soon as the phone picks up, there’s a message that says, ‘heavy call volume,’ and you become disconnected i...
Social security number Driver’s license number or state identification number Work history for the past 18 months. Be sure to include your employers’ company name, address (both the worksite and corporate address, if they’re different), and phone numbers, along with dates of employment, gros...
While there has been a lot of discussion aroundextending pandemic unemployment benefits, the Biden administration has confirmed (see video) that states will have to use already allocated stimulus funding to expand or extend traditional state unemployment programs. The MA DUA has...
Regarding how they do things in New York, it’s hard to say generally speaking, if you look at a map, NY state is large, and NYC is small in comparison though it is heavily populated. The New York mentality can vary greatly… I remember working as a technician in NYC (many years ...
Phone lines have been jammed as the number of people seeking jobless aid has far surpassed all previous records. And the eligibility guidelines have changed. New York state, for example, received 8.2 million calls last week - more than 150 times the usual volume. Still, people who have lost...
After all, we’ve got Madame Secretary watching over the world from the State Department for the next few years. The people of this country are in big trouble. Help us think globally and act locally. Note: originally posted on the Huffington Post, “Clinton’s Global Initiative Gets Local....
No matter what, make sure that you allow yourself plenty of time. You can put the phone on speaker and do something productive while you are waiting. Finding Unemployment Agencies' Information Online State unemployment websites provide a great deal of information, so feel free to search the sit...
Others are taking their time looking for work because, in some cases, supplemental federal jobless benefits, on top of regular state unemployment aid, pay them more than their old jobs did. Many states, though, are set to begin dropping the supplemental federal jobless aid this month. ...
up from fewer than 1.7 million a year ago. Still, that figure had been declining for months. It shows that more Americans are finding jobs and no longer receiving unemployment aid. But it also indicates that many jobless people have used up their state unemployment aid — which...