Emergency Unemployment Compensation
July 23, 2008 6:36 am NY Workers CompensationOn July 2, 2008, Governor Paterson signed an agreement allowing New York State to participate in the federally-funded 13-week extension of unemployment insurance benefits. The first week for which extended benefit payments can be made is the week ending on Sunday, July 13, 2008.
For more information about collecting unemployment benefits while on Workers’ Comp. please see my blog post N.Y. Workers’ Comp. and Unemployment Benefits.
For more information about qualifying for the 13-week extension please see the N.Y.S. Department of Labor’s Notice About Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
Thanks for reading,
Eric
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Eric L. Johnson
Ziff, Weiermiller, Hayden & Mustico, LLP
303 William St., Elmira, NY 14902
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July 23rd, 2008 at 8:15 am
I just wanted to let you know what a pleasure it has been to read the posts you send. They all have given me things to think about and I am glad you are on ” our ” side. I love to learn new things and my favorite TV show is Law and Order, any one of them. Although I know they are all just TV shows I still learn. Thanks for the posts. Have a great day.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hi Joan,
Keep reading our posts and watching Law and Order : )
Eric
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Eric L. Johnson
Ziff, Weiermiller, Hayden & Mustico, LLP
303 William St., Elmira, NY 14902
Tel: (607) 733-8866
Fax: (607) 732-6062
Toll Free: 1-800-943-3529
Email: ejohnson@zifflaw.com
Web: http://www.zifflaw.com
August 10th, 2008 at 5:34 am
I am currently getting benefits from this 13 week extension. I was a real life saver for us. I have a question and i have not been able to get through on the phone lines of the unemployment office. My benefit year ends and I will still have about $300 left from the extension. The original letter I got said that I may be offered a lump sum if this was the case.
I am wondering what is going to happen next week when my benefit year ends?
fran
August 11th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Hi Fran,
You’ve got a very specific unemployment benefit question that’s outside of what we generally do and for which I don’t have an answer. I would encourage you to continue to try to contact the folks at unemployment.
Good luck and thanks for reading!
Eric
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Eric L. Johnson
Ziff, Weiermiller, Hayden & Mustico, LLP
303 William St., Elmira, NY 14902
Tel: (607) 733-8866
Fax: (607) 732-6062
Toll Free: 1-800-943-3529
Email: ejohnson@zifflaw.com
Web: http://www.zifflaw.com