{"id":33254,"date":"2020-05-14T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=33254"},"modified":"2020-05-14T13:28:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:28:43","slug":"people-can-use-nys-labor-app-for-pandemic-unemployment-insurance-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/05\/people-can-use-nys-labor-app-for-pandemic-unemployment-insurance-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"People Can Use NYS Labor App For Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The state Department of Labor has launched an application for New Yorkers to apply for traditional unemployment insurance or the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Officials said the one-stop-shop for unemployment benefits will connect people with the benefits they deserve faster, without requiring them to call the Department of Labor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Due to cumbersome federal guidelines, New Yorkers were required to apply for regular unemployment insurance and be rejected before applying for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. With the new app, New Yorkers can simply fill out one form to get the correct benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The DOL has also deployed over 3,100 representatives dedicated to answering unemployment benefit questions, seven days a week. This is up from 400 who previously manned the DOL call center prior to the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Since the COVID-19 crisis began, DOL has paid approximately $2.2 billion in unemployment insurance benefits to 1.1 million New Yorkers, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->\u201cI have been unemployed before myself, and I understand the pain, fear and anxiety New Yorkers are facing. The DOL\u2019s mission is to help our neighbors through some of their toughest days, and in the last week we have made great strides in updating our systems,\u201d Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon said. \u201cWhile it appears the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to stabilize\u2014at least from the public health perspective\u2014we know that many New Yorkers are still facing an uncertain economic future, and the Department of Labor will continue to dedicate every resource available to helping New Yorkers weather this storm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The updated unemployment benefits app system will determine which unemployment program\u2014unemployment insurance or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance\u2014people should apply for and then prompt them to answer a specific set of questions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The application builds on the new online system the department rolled out<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>in partnership with the state Office of Information Technology Services and Google Cloud, to help manage the exponential and unprecedented increase in new claims resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program provides unemployment benefits for people who are ineligible for traditional unemployment insurance. Examples of those covered by PUA include: Self-employed, independent contractors, people who worked for an app-based company, farmers, those diagnosed with COVID-19 or who have COVID-19 symptoms and are seeking a diagnosis, those living with a household member who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, those providing care for a family or household member diagnosed with COVID-19, s primary caregiver for a child unable to attend school or another facility due to COVID-19, those unable to reach their place of employment due to an imposed quarantine or because they have been advised by a medical provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19, those scheduled to commence new employment that cannot reach their workplace as a direct result of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Those who became a major breadwinner because the head of their household died from COVID-19, those who quit their job as a direct result of COVID-19, those whose place of employment closed as a direct result of COVID-19,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>those with insufficient work history and affected by COVID-19; and people otherwise not qualified for regular or extended UI benefits and affected by COVID-19<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition, New Yorkers concerned about food insecurity are reminded that resources are available across the state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">New Yorkers seeking to file an unemployment insurance claim should visit labor.ny.gov or call the Telephone Claim Center at 888-209-8124.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state Department of Labor has launched an application for New Yorkers to apply for traditional unemployment insurance or the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. 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