PA UC claim approved after 3 years - payment on hold until employer appeal deadline?

Yes, you'll likely need to wait until after the appeal deadline. PA UC has a weird system where they can approve your claim but still hold payment until the employer's appeal window closes. It's frustrating but pretty standard. The good news is that if your employer doesn't appeal by 6/20, the money should be released shortly after that date. The letter is somewhat misleading because it assumes no appeal will be filed.

This is actually pretty common with backdated claims or ones that took a long time to process. The system automatically generates that "payment in 10 days" letter when they approve the claim, but the appeal period is separate. Your former employer has legal rights to contest the claim until 6/20, so yes, you probably won't see the money until after that date assuming they don't appeal. If they do appeal, you'll get another notice and the process could take even longer. Keep an eye on your portal and your mail.

I actually had almost the exact same situation last year except mine was from 2021! It's called a "delayed determination" and happens when they have a backlog or your claim had some issue they only recently resolved. In my case, I did get paid about a week after the employer appeal deadline passed. The system is SO FRUSTRATING. If you need to talk to someone at UC to confirm the status, try using Claimyr (claimyr.com). I spent 3 days trying to get through on the phone with no luck, then used Claimyr and got connected to a PA UC agent in under an hour. They have a video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2. It was worth it to finally get answers about my delayed payment.

THIS SYSTEM IS BROKEN!!! I had the EXACT same thing happen and my former employer DID appeal even though it had been years! Then I had to wait ANOTHER 2 months for a hearing, all for them to decide I was eligible anyway. The whole time my claim said "in progress" which tells you NOTHING about what's actually happening!!!!

tht happened to my cousin but he got the $ right after the appeal period. he said it showed up on his UC card without any new letter or update to tell him. might wnt to check the payment status part of ur acct not just the claim status

When I got laid off last year I applied for UC and got approved but then found work in like 3 weeks. About 2 months later I randomly got a deposit on my Money Network card for those 3 weeks. Never got any notification or anything, just money in the account! So weird how their system works sometimes. Good luck, hope your money comes through!!

Just to update with some additional clarification: The approval with a pending appeal period is standard procedure. If your former employer doesn't respond by 6/20, the system should automatically release your payment within 3-5 business days after that date. On rare occasions, employers will appeal old claims if they think there's a mistake. However, since you only claimed 4 weeks and it's been 3 years, it's unlikely your former employer will bother. They'd have to demonstrate you weren't eligible at that time, which would require them to dig up old records and attend a hearing. If you want peace of mind, check both your payment status and your message center regularly after 6/20.

Just make sure your banking info is updated in the system if it's changed since 2022! I had a similar situation and my payment went to a closed account, which caused another whole month of delays to get it straightened out.