CalWORKs appeal approved by judge but worker refusing to restore benefits - 2 weeks past deadline

This is absolutely wrong but unfortunately not uncommon with Riverside County. When a judge rules in your favor, the county has to comply - it's not optional! You need to go above the compliance unit since they're clearly not doing their job. Contact the CDSS State Hearings Division that handled your appeal and tell them the county is refusing to implement the judge's decision. They have the authority to force compliance. Also, there's the Civil Rights/Civil Liberties office: (866) 741-6241. Make sure to tell them you have a Conditional Withdrawal Agreement from the judge, the date it was signed, and that the worker is non-compliant with the timeline. Keep calling EVERY day and documenting everything. Names, dates, times of calls - create a paper trail. You might even consider reaching out to your County Board of Supervisors or local legal aid organization.

omg i went thru something similar last yr but in san bernardino!! judge ruled for me but took 3 whole months to get my money!!! the caseworkers do NOT care about court orders they think there above the law i swear. keep calling but also go in person if u can, harder for them to ignore u when ur standing there

You need to contact the Presiding Administrative Law Judge for your region. This is someone who oversees all the ALJs in your area. When a county fails to comply with a hearing decision, this is actually a pretty serious violation. I would also suggest filing a formal complaint with: 1. The CDSS State Hearings Division at (800) 743-8525 2. Your county's Civil Rights Coordinator (every county has one) 3. The Welfare Rights Organization in your area And yes, document EVERYTHING. Every call, every email, every conversation. Make sure you note specific promises made about callbacks that didn't happen. Also, have you tried using Claimyr? It's a service that can help you get through to actual workers much faster than waiting on hold for hours. Check out claimyr.com - they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/jzISHxCPLwE. I used them when I had a similar issue with my SAR7 and actually got through to a supervisor who fixed my problem.

the workers HATE when they lose appeals, my friend works at the county and says some workers get really petty and will drag their feet on purpose after losing. its total BS but they know most people will just give up fighting

Contact ur state representative!!! Thats what i did when my benifits got cut off for no reason. I emailed my assembly person and they have staff who deal with state agency problems. They contacted calworks for me and suddenly evrything got fixed in 2 days after 3 weeks of getting nowhere!! Google 'california assembly member (your city)' to find yours

Quick question - have you tried contacting the Appeals Case Manager directly? Every county has someone who specifically manages appeals cases and makes sure workers implement decisions. They might be different from the regular compliance unit. Also, when you call, are you specifically saying "I need to report non-compliance with a judge's order"? Sometimes using those exact words gets you transferred to the right person. Also, I hate to ask the obvious, but have you checked BenefitsCal to see if maybe they processed it but didn't notify you? Sometimes they restore benefits but the notification gets lost.

THIS IS Y I RECORD EVRYTHING!!! I had a supervisor lie 2 my face about sum paperwork so now i record all phone calls (california is 2 party consent so u gotta tell them). but soon as they know ur recording suddenly they start following the rules funny how that works lol

Just checking back - have you had any success with any of these approaches? If nothing else has worked, I wanted to add one more suggestion: file for a rehearing based on the county's failure to comply. This is an official process where you tell the State Hearings Division that the county hasn't implemented the decision. They can then issue an order compelling compliance and potentially even imposing sanctions on the county. The rehearing request form is here: https://cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/forms/English/DPA531.pdf Make sure you include all the documentation showing your attempts to get the county to comply. This creates a formal record of their non-compliance.