02 Mar I don’t have a 1099 from unemployment. What can I do?

Q. I haven’t received a 1099 for my unemployment benefits. I spoke to the New Jersey Department of Labor and they said it will be mailed by Feb. 15. It didn’t come. I called again on Feb. 17 and they said it would come by March. Any ideas?
— Working again

A. We took your question to the Labor Department.

It said it started emailing 1099s on Jan. 19, and within a week, about one million were emailed.

The online Claim Status page was updated to access the most recent 1099s on Jan. 31, said spokeswoman Angela Delli Santi.

“Since that date, claimants can view their 1099 via the Check Claim Status tool. Claimants can also request a copy of the original email from the Claim Status page,” she said.

When you go online, under the self-service options, you can check a box to show your 1099 on the screen, or check another box to have the form emailed to you.

“If those options don’t work or aren’t accessible, claimants can call the call center to receive a hard copy of their 1099 to the address on file,” she said.

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This story was originally published on March 2, 2022.

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