DEO payment confusion - approved with 'pending' status but told to keep claiming?

same boat last month. claimed weeks but didnt get paid for like 3 weeks bc of the pending thing. still claim tho!!

Ugh, 3 weeks with no money coming in? That's what I'm afraid of... did they at least backpay you for all those weeks once it was resolved?

WHATEVER YOU DO, keep claiming your weeks on time!!!! I had the same situation in June and stopped claiming because I thought

Thanks for the warning! I'll definitely keep claiming even if nothing's happening. Did they tell you what the pending issue was or did it just magically resolve one day?

Mine just suddenly changed one day, no explanation. I think they were verifying with my employer about why I was let go. The DEO never actually TELLS you anything useful. 🤬

What you're experiencing is pretty common with Florida's DEO system. The

happened to me to except i had to wait SEVEN weeks!!! deo is just terrible

Thank you for explaining this so clearly! I checked the Determination page but it doesn't give any specific details about what's pending. Just says

If your status says

Thank you! I didn't even know what

i think a lot of ppl dont know this but

This is excellent advice. Proactively providing documentation can definitely help speed up the process. The document upload section is located under

I do have the official layoff letter! Going to upload it right away. Thank you for this tip - anything that might speed up the process is worth trying at this point.

Just wanted to add something that might help - make sure your identity verification with ID.me is complete. Sometimes there's a pending issue because they need to confirm your identity, but the system doesn't make it clear that's what's happening. Go to ID.me and make sure everything is verified there, as this is often a hidden reason for delays that's easy to fix. Also, when you start claiming, the first week is a

I totally forgot about the waiting week! Thanks for the reminder. I did complete the ID.me verification when I first applied, but I'll double-check that everything went through properly. It's crazy how many little technical things can hold up the whole process.

Has anyone else noticed that DEO seems to put EVERYONE through adjudication these days? It's like they automatically flag every new claim just to delay paying benefits. My neighbor and I both filed claims about a month apart and we BOTH got the exact same runaround with pending issues that mysteriously resolved after about a month with no explanation. It's like they're hoping people will just give up or find a job before they have to pay anything out!

yup happens to everyone i know who filed lately. its rigged against us

OMG someone finally said it!!! the entire system is DESIGNED to be frustrating

While it does seem that way sometimes, I think it's more about their outdated systems and understaffing than a deliberate attempt to deny benefits. The CONNECT system has been problematic since it launched. That said, it does seem like adjudication is becoming more common, perhaps due to increased concerns about fraud after all the pandemic claim issues.

UPDATE: I uploaded my layoff documentation yesterday as suggested, and just checked today - the pending issue is gone! My status now shows

awesome!! glad it worked out for u so quick. thats actually pretty fast compared to most ppl

I know, I feel really lucky! Now I just need to remember to do my work searches and claim on time.