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Q: What has not changed with my weekly certification? A: Claimants are still required to certify their weekly claims for benefits online or through the automated phone system. When certifying, the system will still ask for the number of days worked. Claimants should refer to the chart below to determine how their weekly hours worked translated to the number of days to report. In addition, claimants will still be required to report the amount of money earned during the week for which they are claiming. Any claimants who earns more than $869 in weekly gross pay (excluding earnings from self- employment) will not be eligible for unemployment or pandemic benefits regardless of hours worked. Q: How should I calculate my hours if I work more than 10 hours on one day? A: When totaling hours for the week, claimants should use a maximum of 10 hours per calendar day. To determine how many days of work to report to UI, claimants should add together all hours worked for each calendar day (with a maximum of 10 hours for any day claimants worked more than 10 hours) and refer to this chart. For example, a claimant who works a total of 11 hours in a week should report one day of employment, and a claimant who works a total of 17 hours in a week should report two days of employment if they worked more than one day. If the 17 hours of work occurred on one calendar day, then that claimant should report one day of employment because of the 10-hour maximum rule. Note: This formula does not change the $869 gross weekly payments rule – claimants must still report their total earnings for the week. Any claimant who earns more than $869 in weekly gross pay (the amount of money earned before taxes and deductions are taken out) excluding earnings from self-employment will not be eligible for unemployment or pandemic benefits regardless of hours worked. Q: When does this change to partial unemployment go into effect? A: Starting Sunday, January 24, 2021, New Yorkers will report using the new method for the benefit week of Monday, January 18, 2021 to Sunday, January 24, 2021 – and all benefit weeks forward. Note: Starting Sunday, August 22, 2021, New Yorkers will report using the updated hours matrix for the benefit week of Monday, August 16, 2021 to Sunday, August 22, 2021 – and all benefit weeks going forward HOURS WORKED PER WEEK NUMBER OF DAYS TO REPORT TO UI % REDUCTION IN UI 0 - 10 0 DAYS 0 11 - 16 1 DAY 25% 17 - 21 2 DAYS 50% 22 - 30 3 DAYS 75% 31+ 4 DAYS 100% When calculating your hours worked, round up to the nearest whole hour. HOURS WORKED PER WEEK NUMBER OF DAYS TO REPORT TO UI % REDUCTION IN UI 0 - 10 0 DAYS 0 11 - 16 1 DAY 25% 17 - 21 2 DAYS 50% 22 - 30 3 DAYS 75% 31+ 4 DAYS 100% When calculating your hours worked, round up to the nearest whole hour.