In 2020 I claimed unemployment benefits after being laid off, and some HR company in Florida(I live in NY and have never worked remotely) cited my SSN. I unknowingly received someone else's unemployment(?) And a document(my monetary determination) that made me responsible for the mishap was sent to me. I was unable to properly interpret much of what they sent me, due to dyslexia and stress I was dealing with.
When I brought up my dyslexia in the appeal, in the determination they basically said, “well, you could have called the DOL for help interpreting your paperwork.” I told this to the lawyer group I was talking to and they didn't really have any advice for me(in fact they told me bankruptcy was an option LOL).
This point they made about calling DOL makes NO sense to me, as I called DOL hundreds of times before and after receiving the notice and was never able to get ahold of any help.
I've sent in multiple waivers on the basis of financial hardship, haven't heard a single peep in months. I've basically resigned to the fact that I'll have to pay them more than a years worth of my income.
I know that I'm probably past the point of appealing my case again. But is there anything else I can do? What has been the result of other people's waivers so far? Should I have said anything specific in the waivers? I can't find any specific information on how they work, and it seems like NYDOL is taking it's sweet time with waivers…