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Rami Samuels
Another important thing to remember is that if you're starting your job in 2 weeks, you should continue filing your weekly claims until you actually start working. You're still eligible for benefits during that waiting period as long as you're meeting all other requirements (available for work, conducting job search activities, etc.). Once you begin working, file that final claim reporting your employment as others have mentioned. This ensures you receive all benefits you're entitled to while properly closing out your claim.
Tony Brooks
•That makes perfect sense, and I'll definitely keep filing until I actually start the job. One quick follow-up question - do I still need to do the job search activities for these last two weeks even though I already have a job lined up?
Yes, technically you need to continue your three job search activities each week until you actually start working. However, if you have a definite job offer with a confirmed start date, you can request to be placed on "standby" status for those final weeks, which would exempt you from job search requirements. You'd need to call ESD to request this, though, and for just two weeks it might be simpler to just do the job search activities.
Tony Brooks
•Thanks for clarifying! Since it's just two weeks, I'll probably just continue with the job search activities. Trying to get on standby status seems like more hassle than it's worth for such a short time. I appreciate all the helpful advice from everyone!
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wait do we still need to do the 3 job search activities even if our claims are stuck? i haven't been doing them cuz i thought my claim was denied or something
oh no!!!! i missed like 2 weeks of job searches thinking it didn't matter. am i totally screwed now????
Don't panic - document your activities for this week and moving forward. When you speak with ESD, explain the situation honestly. Sometimes they can work with you if you had a good-faith misunderstanding, especially with all the system confusion happening. But you need to start doing and recording your activities immediately.
Amina Toure
UPDATE: My claim finally processed! It took almost 3 weeks but the money showed up in my account this morning. I never did get through to anyone at ESD, but I kept filing my weekly claims like you all suggested. For anyone else dealing with this - hang in there, it seems they are working through the backlog gradually.
Oliver Weber
•That's great to hear! Mine's still showing as processing but hopefully it'll clear soon too. Did you get any notification that it was going to be paid or did the money just appear?
Amina Toure
•No notification at all - it just changed from "Processing" to "Paid" in my account overnight and the money showed up in my bank account this morning. The ESD website still shows no explanation for the delay.
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StarSeeker
Thanks everyone for the advice! I'm going to report all my hours on Saturday since that's when my shift starts. I'll also check with my supervisor to see how the company reports our overnight hours to make sure everything matches up. Really appreciate all the help!
Miguel Ortiz
•smart move! better safe than sorry with esd lol. they take FOREVER to fix mistakes!!
Zainab Omar
THE ENTIRE ESD SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO CONFUSE PEOPLE! This is exactly how they trip people up and then charge them with "fraud" when it was their confusing system all along. I spent THREE MONTHS fighting an overpayment because of this exact issue. Make sure you document EVERYTHING and save screenshots of your weekly claim submissions. The system is rigged against workers, especially those with non-traditional schedules.
While I understand your frustration, I don't think it's intentionally designed to confuse people. The unemployment system has to handle a wide variety of work situations, and overnight shifts are just one special case. But you're absolutely right about documenting everything - that's excellent advice for any unemployment claimant.
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Mei Lin
Wait so you've been waiting 2 months in adjudication and JUST NOW contacted the governor's office? I would have done that after 3 weeks max! For what it's worth, when I had an issue last year and went through the governor's office route, it took exactly 2 weeks from my contact with them until my claim was resolved. They told me 10-15 business days was their typical timeframe for these escalations.
Yuki Ito
I kept calling ESD directly hoping to get through. I didn't even know contacting the governor was an option until I found this forum! Lesson learned for sure.
Ella Cofer
Just checking back - were you able to get through to ESD? What did they say about the $5 payment?
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Oliver Cheng
•Yes! I used that Claimyr service and got through to ESD this afternoon. The agent told me there was a calculation error in their system that affected about 230 claims this week! They're manually correcting all of them and said I should see the remaining $168 deposited within 48 hours. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions!
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Kevin Bell
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!!! This is the third post I've seen this week about payment errors. How are people supposed to survive when ESD can't even pay the right amounts?? And you can never reach anyone there! I'm still waiting for backpay from FEBRUARY!!!! 😡😡😡
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Felicity Bud
•While frustrating, it's important to note that these system errors affect a small percentage of claims. When you do encounter issues, document everything carefully and be persistent in reaching out. For backpay issues specifically, you may want to contact your state representative as they can sometimes help expedite resolution of long-standing claims.
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