PA UC examiner promised decision by Tuesday - can I trust this timeline?

In my experience, when an examiner gives you a specific date like Tuesday, they usually do follow through. It's different from the generic "2-3 weeks" timeline they give everyone else. When they call you personally and commit to a specific day, they've likely already reviewed your case and just need to process the final approval or documentation. I'd say it's about 90% reliable when they give you an exact date like that.

omg dont trust ANYTHING they say!!!! i got told 'decision by friday' THREE SEPARATE TIMES last year and nothing happened until like 2 months later

Did the examiner say anything about what the decision might be?? Sometimes they hint at approval or denial in how they talk to you. What kind of questions did they ask? When I got a call before my decision the examiner asked me to verify some employment dates and I could tell he was setting up for an approval.

I had something similar happen in January. Examiner called on a Thursday, promised decision by the following Monday, but I didn't see any updates until Wednesday. So they missed their own deadline by 2 days. But the good news was I got approved! So maybe give them until Thursday before panicking.

If you want to make absolutely sure you get an answer by Tuesday and not have to wait longer, I'd recommend using Claimyr to connect with an agent on Tuesday morning. I was in a similar situation - examiner promised a decision but nothing showed up online. Used Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got connected to a PA UC rep in about 10 minutes instead of spending hours redialing. The rep was able to see my decision was made but hadn't been properly uploaded to the system yet. They fixed it while I was on the phone. You can see how it works in their video: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2

When an examiner gives you a specific date like Tuesday, it typically means they're finalizing your claim. They need to review all documentation, enter their determination, and then the system processes it. Sometimes this happens faster than the date they quote (best case), exactly on that date (common), or 1-2 days later (also common). The fact that they called you is a positive sign - they don't usually call unless they have most of what they need to make a determination.

So my situation was kinda different but similar?? I had an examiner call me last month and say decision by Friday but then nothing happened so I called on Monday and they said my examiner was out sick and someone else would look at it but then NOBODY DID and I had to file an appeal for no decision which is apparently a thing you can do!! Just throwing this out there in case Tuesday comes and goes with nothing happening...

UPDATE: You guys were right! Decision came through this morning (Tuesday) and I was APPROVED! Payments are now listed as "in progress" - feeling so relieved right now. Thanks for helping me not freak out too much while waiting.

Congratulations Julian! This is such great news and hopefully gives others hope who are in similar situations. It's really encouraging to see that when PA UC examiners give specific dates like they did with you, they actually follow through. Your story is going to help a lot of people who are stressed about waiting for decisions. Glad you can finally breathe easy and get caught up on your bills!