I submitted my EDD appeal forms by certified mail exactly 30 days ago after getting disqualified for supposedly 'refusing suitable work' (which I absolutely did NOT). The tracking shows the appeal was delivered, but I haven't heard a single thing back from EDD. No acknowledgment letter, no hearing date, nothing at all. My bills are piling up and I'm getting really worried. Is this normal? How long should I expect to wait before I hear something? And what exactly will I receive next - a letter, email, or phone call? Starting to feel like they're just ignoring my appeal...

Anyone else having issues with the EDD website tonight? I've been trying to certify for my UI benefits for the last 3 hours and the site either won't load at all or crashes halfway through my certification. The deadline is tomorrow and I'm freaking out because I NEED this payment to make rent next week. I've tried using Chrome, Firefox, and even my phone but nothing works. Is the site down for maintenance or something? What happens if I miss the certification deadline because their system is broken??

Hi everyone, I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant and in a really stressful situation. I was terminated from my warehouse position about 3 weeks ago (they said performance issues, but honestly it started right after I told them I was pregnant). Anyway, I filed for unemployment and EDD scheduled an eligibility phone interview for today between 10am-12pm. I waited by my phone the entire time, didn't miss any calls, but no one from EDD ever called me. My UI Online account still shows the interview as scheduled for today with no updates. Is a no-show interview usually a good sign? Like maybe they've already approved my claim without needing to talk to me? Or should I be worried something went wrong? I'm getting really anxious since I desperately need this income with a baby on the way and medical bills piling up.

Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a stressful situation with my husband's EDD claim and hoping someone has experience with this. We reopened his unemployment claim in November after he got laid off from his construction job. He had his phone interview with EDD on December 30th, but it's now January 8th and he still has SIX WEEKS showing as pending! We're getting really worried because bills are piling up. Here's the complication - he has an unresolved overpayment from his previous claim that we haven't taken care of yet (about $4,300 from 2023). We just haven't had the money to set up a payment plan. Does anyone know if EDD is holding his current payments because of the old overpayment? Or is the pending status unrelated? Will they eventually release these payments even with the outstanding overpayment? This waiting game is killing us and we can't get through on the phone.

I've been working as a provisional teacher for 2 years while trying to complete my credential requirements. Last month I failed the CSET exam for the 3rd time, and my school had to let me go since I can't teach without passing this test. I had my EDD eligibility interview yesterday, and the interviewer said I should hear back this week because she needs to contact my principal for his statement. While researching, I found the section on misconduct under "Quality of Work section 5 Unable to Renew License" which seems similar to my situation. According to what I read, if I genuinely tried to pass the exam but couldn't, it's not considered willful misconduct. Has anyone been through something similar with credential/license issues? Will my claim be approved? I'm so stressed about making rent next month.