New York State Department of Labor

Traditional UI and PUA benefits have been extended for New Yorkers. When your 'Effective Days Remaining' reaches 0 during your benefit year, you do not need to reapply or contact us just continue to certify weekly while you are unemployed. More information: http://on.ny.gov/peuceb

Enforcement of New York State’s ban on single-use plastic bags begins Monday, October 19, 2020. Bring your own bags whenever and wherever you shop. For more information, visit: https://on.ny.gov/3nUu0O9 #BYOBagNY

: Public address loudspeaker: The deadline to complete the Census is now Friday, October 16 at 6 am ET. Take 10 minutes to complete your Census today: http://my2020census.gov #GetCountedNY

Reminder: Unemployment Insurance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and any of the special federal unemployment assistance authorized under the CARES Act or Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program are considered taxable income. We encourage you to review your records and, if necessary, adjust your tax withholdings. You can change your tax withholding option on the DOL website. Doing this could help you avoid a tax bill in 2021. For more information, go to https://on.ny.gov/3kwDigs.

Reminder: Due to holiday bank closures on Monday (10/12), there will be a one-day delay in benefit payment processing if you typically certify on Sunday or Monday. There is no need to call the DOL about thischeck your online account payment history in 1-2 business days to confirm your payment was released.

The number of weeks of unemployment benefits you can receive depends on four factors when you filed, if you’ve worked part-time, breaks in your claim, & whether you receive UI or PUA. Our calculator estimates the number of weeks available to you. http://on.ny.gov/bwcalculator

Reminder: We have a chatbot on our website to help connect you with the answers to your FAQs about unemployment benefits. The bot can speak the following languages: Bengali Chinese... English French Haitian Creole Italian Korean Russian Spanish See more

Due to holiday bank closures on Monday (10/12), there will be a one-day delay in benefit payment processing if you typically certify on Sunday or Monday. There is no need to call the DOL about thischeck back online in 1-2 business days to confirm your payment was released.

Reminder: While you are unemployed or furloughed, continue to certify WEEKLY until you are back to work full-time. Be sure to accurately note your days worked and wages earned. Certify at http://labor.ny.gov/signin, or call 1-888-581-5812 (for UI) or 1-833-324-0366 (for PUA).

Each week, we continue to identify and send DocuSign emails to New Yorkers who are missing weekly certifications in order to get them their backdated benefits. To avoid delays in benefits, continue to certify weekly until you are back to work for good. Here’s how. http://on.ny.gov/certify

Your vote is your voice. Register to make sure your voice is heard. The deadline to register to vote in New York State is tomorrow, October 9. Register today: http://ny.gov/registertovote

New to unemployment? The best way to submit a claim for benefits is online at https://unemployment.labor.ny.gov. To avoid delays in benefits, certify your claim WEEKLY while unemployed at http://labor.ny.gov/signin or by calling 1-888-581-5812 (for UI) or 1-833-324-0366 (for PUA).

Governor Cuomo recently signed an Executive Order allowing New Yorkers collecting unemployment benefits to become per diem, part-time poll workers for local or New York State Boards of Elections without impacting unemployment benefits. Help New York vote: https://elections.ny.gov/BecomePollworker.html