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If your claim has been in adjudication for more than 3 weeks, you might want to contact your state representative's office. Many have staff dedicated to helping constituents with ESD issues, and they can often get information or escalate your claim when you can't get through directly. Just google "[your county] state representative" and most have a constituent services form on their website.
Yes! I tried that Claimyr service you recommended and actually got through to a real person yesterday. Turns out my claim was flagged because they needed to verify my identity again (for some reason). The agent sent me a link to upload my ID and social security card, and she said it should be processed within 48-72 hours once they receive those documents. Fingers crossed this resolves it! Thanks for the suggestion - would have been waiting forever otherwise.
Is it back up for anyone yet? Still down for me at 11:45am. Getting really worried because I have that interview tomorrow and need to check if they approved my standby status so I know what to tell the employer about availability.
UPDATE: The site appears to be functioning again as of 12:15pm. If you're still having trouble, try clearing your browser cache completely or using incognito/private browsing mode. For anyone with weekly claims due today, remember to capture screenshots of your confirmation page after submitting. With system issues like this, it's always good to have proof of timely filing in case there are any questions later.
One more thing I forgot to mention - make sure you check the status of your amended 1099-G request regularly! Mine somehow got "lost in the system" and I had to restart the whole process again in March, which nearly made me miss the tax filing deadline. The ESD website is absolutely useless for tracking these requests - you have to keep calling them.
dose anyone know if we can deduct the interest they made us pay on the overpayment too? i had to pay like $520 interest on top of repaying benefits and i think thats so unfair when it was their mistake in the first place!!!
Whatever route you choose to get through to ESD, make sure you have your OAH appeal case number ready. Also take screenshots of your account showing the 'processed - paid' status for your claims. These will help the agent track down exactly what's happening with your payments. Request they send you an email confirmation of whatever action they take on your account so you have documentation.
Just want to update everyone that I finally got through to ESD today! There was indeed a payment block on my account that the agent was able to remove. She said it's a common issue after appeals - the judge's decision gets recorded but there's a separate step to release payments that sometimes doesn't happen automatically. She said I should receive all my backpay within 3 business days. What a relief!
Ava Garcia
lol my friend had his dog's name show up on his claim last year!!!! 🐕 ESD system is sooooo broken haha. glad u got it fixed tho
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NebulaNinja
Update: I called the number today and successfully filed my weekly claim by phone! It took about 10 minutes going through all the questions, and I felt much more confident that everything was processed correctly. The automated system confirmed my claim was received at the end. Such a relief after all the website problems!
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Fatima Al-Suwaidi
•Nice!! Glad it worked out for you!
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