- Filing an Unemployment Claim
- https://dol.ny.gov/unemployment/file-your-first-claim-benefits
- Call 1-888-209-8124
- Explanation of the CARES Act regarding unemployment
- If unemployment claim is denied, volunteer legal services may be available
- Go to this website and fill in the requested information and possibly be matched with volunteer legal assistance: https://nysba.org/unemployment-insurance-relief/
- Unemployment and Paid Leave Legal Help Line (800) 724-0490 ext. 5827
- People in New York who have lost their job or who are seeking Emergency Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave in response to the COVID-19 crisis can now call to be connected with an attorney
- answer questions about the new Pandemic Employment Assistance program
- answer questions about the new federal and paid leave programs for low income working families and individuals
- and seek to assist unemployed workers in obtaining expanded unemployment benefits
- People in New York who have lost their job or who are seeking Emergency Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave in response to the COVID-19 crisis can now call to be connected with an attorney
