NYS Unemployment Benefits

If you're wondering whether you're eligible to receive NYS Unemployment Benefits or if unemployment appeals are worth the time and effort, then I'm glad you're here.



The truth is it's no more difficult to get New York unemployment than it is in any state.

The trick in know what in the law makes it possible and then know how to argue your own case to the law.

It's usually, the people that quit or get fired that are denied benefits because they have built in opposition not wanting them to get benefits.

Yup, none other than their former employers.

But, I'm also sick an tired of the underpinnings of this system that makes it sound benevolent when it doesn't even come close.

And I'm certainly weary of a prevailing attitude that says if you couldn't get unemployment .. you didn't deserve the benefits.

I'm not a foolish woman I know the score, and of course I know there are those that don't deserve benefits ..

But to clump the person that had a real possibility to receive benefits, but just didn't know how to get them in with the bad apples ..

Well that's enough to make me do something outlandish .. like creating a website devoted to helping the unemployed learn about how to get unemployment benefits.

Basically, you're ineligible until you can prove otherwise when you quit .. or eligible when you're fired until your employer proves otherwise or you help them out by say just the wrong thing to the unemployment department.

So let's begin with who has the burden of proof when a person quits or, gets fired.

More Articles, FAQ's and Some NYS Unemployment Resources

Federal Labor Laws Some federal labor law can be useful to use while you're still an employee to ensure that you receive unemployment benefits. Unemployment laws do vary, but they can't ignore Federal Laws.
(NY Rules for Unemployment Benefits NY unemployment statutes are liberal in some areas while very restricting in others such as self employment and partial unemployment benefits.
FAQ's About Getting Unemployment. There's well over 3,000 and some of the discussions found here will be relevant no matter what state you need benefits.
FAQ's About New York State Unemployment Benefits
The Basics About Quitting a Job
The Basics about Getting Fired

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