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- Connect you to a human agent at the EDD
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the EDD drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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This whole EDD system is DESIGNED to be broken!!! They WANT us to give up so they don't have to pay!!! I had an "interview needed" flag for TWO MONTHS and called 100+ times. Complete garbage system run by incompetent bureaucrats. The only thing that finally worked was filing a complaint with my state senator's office. Suddenly they could magically fix everything in 48 hours after I did that. The whole system is corrupt.
preach!! 👏👏 its all about making it so hard that people just give up!
I'm definitely feeling that frustration! It's like they're counting on people not having the time or energy to keep fighting through the system. I'll try the Assembly member suggestion first, but might escalate to my senator if that doesn't work.
Sometimes the UI Online messaging system has glitches. Have you tried logging out completely, clearing your browser cache and cookies, then logging back in? Fixed a similar issue for me where I couldn't see my interview appointment.
I haven't tried that yet! Going to do that right now. At this point I'm willing to try anything. Thanks for the suggestion!
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One more important thing - once you get your Money Network card, set up account alerts right away. There's been a lot of fraud with these cards. Log into the Money Network website after activating and set up text/email alerts for any transactions. Also, consider transferring your funds to your personal bank account rather than keeping large amounts on the card.
That's really good advice, thank you! I'll definitely set up those alerts and transfers when I get the card.
I just finished dealing with EDD last month after my job at the hospital ended. Just want to say it gets easier! The first payment is always the most confusing part. Make sure you answer the certification questions correctly every two weeks - especially the "did you look for work" question. You have to say yes and be able to list at least 3 job search activities per week if they ask for details later.
Thanks for the encouragement! I've been keeping a detailed job search log so I should be covered for the work search requirements.
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I don't have advice for speeding up EDD (good luck with that!) but for temp work - have you tried substitute teaching? With your master's degree you'd qualify in most districts. Pay is usually $150-200/day and you can pick and choose which days you work around your main job. The platform
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One additional piece of advice - make sure your daughter checks her earnings record with Social Security. When fraud like this happens, sometimes the criminals have also filed with other agencies or may have unreported wages under her SSN. Go to ssa.gov to create an account and verify everything is correct there too.
I hadn't even thought of that! We'll definitely check her Social Security record too. This whole situation is turning into such a nightmare. Thank you for the suggestion.
my daughter recieved one of those 2 yrs ago and we just ignored it and nothing ever happened lol
That's extremely risky and not advisable. The IRS may automatically match the 1099-G income to her tax returns and issue a discrepancy notice or even audit. Also, ignoring identity theft leaves the victim vulnerable to further fraud. I strongly recommend proper reporting instead of ignoring it.
Melody Miles
One important thing to remember is that EDD often displays years rather than birth dates in their records. So if you were born in 1985, make sure you're not trying to enter "1985" as the day/month when registering. I've seen this trip up a lot of people. Also, check if your name has any special characters or spaces that might be causing issues. Their system is very particular about these things.
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Kristian Bishop
Update for anyone finding this thread later: The issue with registration after receiving an award letter is usually one of these five things: 1. Name format mismatch (middle name/initial issues) 2. Birth date format error 3. SSN transposition 4. Customer account number entered incorrectly 5. EDD system glitch that requires agent intervention In most cases, you can resolve this with a phone call to EDD. Yes, the wait times can be long, but it's faster than waiting for mail correspondence or filing a new claim (which would be incorrect in this situation).
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Jace Caspullo
•Thanks for summarizing! I ended up using that Claimyr service someone mentioned above and got through to EDD yesterday. Turns out they had my first name and middle name switched in their system. The rep fixed it right away and I was able to register! Such a simple issue but impossible to fix without talking to someone.
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