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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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THE WORST PART is how they make us wait for WEEKS while bills pile up!!!! Why does it take 7+ weeks just to ask a simple question they could have asked day ONE?!?! The whole system is designed to make people give up. FIGHT FOR YOUR BENEFITS!!!!
Noah Lee
•so true... my neighbor gave up after 5 weeks and took a job paying way less than her old one just because she couldnt deal with esd anymore
Mason Davis
Make sure ur still filing weekly claims while waiting for adjudication!!! A lot of people forget and then have to backfile which is a huge hassle
Liam Brown
•Yes, I've been filing every week! Haven't missed a single one. Just says "pending - adjudication in progress" for all of them.
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After you report the fraud, you'll want to get a copy of your full ESD account record. You can request this through a public records request on their website. This will show all claim activity under your SSN, including what address and bank account information was used for the fraudulent claim. This evidence is super helpful for clearing things up with the IRS too.
Paolo Marino
maybe the $430 is some kind of adjustment from your old claim? like did you ever appeal anything from back then?
Zainab Yusuf
•Nope, never appealed anything. My claim was pretty straightforward in 2020, and I only collected for about 3 months before finding work again.
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THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO MAKE US WAIT!!! They PURPOSELY delay payments at end of month because they know rent is due!!! I've tracked this for MONTHS and ALWAYS slower at month-end! They want people to get evicted so they don't have to pay benefits anymore!!!
That's not actually how it works. The system processes claims in batches based on volume and staffing. Month-end might be slower because more people file then, creating higher volume, but it's not a conspiracy to cause evictions. ESD wants people to receive their benefits - that's literally their job.
OH SURE, believe whatever they tell you! I've been through 3 claims over 5 years and EVERY TIME the same pattern. Why would month-end have more claims when everyone files WEEKLY? Explain THAT!
Tasia Synder
UPDATE: My payment just processed! It switched from "Processing IVR" to "Paid" about an hour ago. Such a relief! Thanks everyone for the reassurance. I'll definitely be filing early on Sundays from now on. Lesson learned!
Ellie Perry
•Great news! Glad it worked out. And yes, filing early is definitely the way to go, especially if you have time-sensitive bills.
yay!!! told u it would be fine :) the system just takes foreverrrrr sometimes
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i've spent 17 HOURS on hold with esd over the past two weeks!!! seventeen!!!!! and got disconnected every single time. this is my FOURTH claim over the years and it's never been this bad. their phone system is completely broken. i'm going to try your trick tomorrow and i don't even care if it's not the "right" way. my kids need to eat.
Sounds like they might have already shut down this workaround - see the comment above 😢 This system is such garbage
I don't think people understand how desperate it gets when you're relying on unemployment benefits that suddenly stop with no explanation. After my hours were cut in January, I filed for partial unemployment. Everything was fine for 6 weeks, then suddenly my payments stopped with a mysterious "adjudication" status. After two weeks of failed call attempts through the main line, I finally reached someone using Claimyr (claimyr.com). They have a system that navigates the phone tree and gets you in line without you having to keep redialing. There's a demo on their site: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 The issue turned out to be that my employer had contested my availability (saying I turned down hours, which wasn't true). Once I finally got through to explain, the adjudicator cleared it right away. If I'd been able to reach someone sooner, I wouldn't have fallen behind on bills.
Ava Kim
•yah but how much does that service cost? seems wrong we have to PAY to access a government service we already paid for with our taxes!
I get the frustration about having to pay for access, but when you're facing late fees, overdrafts, and credit score damage from missed payments, the cost felt insignificant compared to the relief of getting my benefits flowing again. Sometimes you have to pick your battles.
Diego Chavez
I'm an unemployment advocate, and I've seen this exact issue many times. The problem is that the ESD computer system sometimes incorrectly applies a disqualification from one employer to the entire claim. This is especially true when both separations happened close together. Two important points: 1. You are absolutely entitled to benefits based on your eligible employment (the marketing job). 2. This is 100% a technical issue that requires a claims specialist to manually review and correct in the system. The fastest resolution would be speaking directly with a claims specialist who can see both determinations and fix the payment status. Once corrected, your back payments should be processed within 48-72 hours typically. If you can't get through on the phone, try the Technical Support line (different from the regular claims line) early in the morning (right when they open). They often have shorter wait times and can transfer you to a claims specialist.
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NeonNebula
•Thank you for confirming this! It's reassuring to know I'm not misunderstanding my eligibility. I'll try the Technical Support line first thing tomorrow morning. If that doesn't work, I might try the Claimyr service someone mentioned above - at this point I'm desperate enough to try anything that might work.
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NeonNebula
UPDATE: I finally got through to ESD this morning using the Claimyr service someone recommended here. The claims specialist confirmed exactly what you all suspected - the system incorrectly applied the disqualification from my art studio job to my entire claim! The specialist was able to fix it right on the call and said my back payments should process within 3-5 business days. She also said I should see the status change from "disqualified" to "paid" in eServices within 24 hours. Thank you all SO MUCH for your help and advice. This has been such a stressful two months, and I'm incredibly relieved to know I'll finally be receiving the benefits I'm entitled to.
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Ravi Malhotra
•congrats!! did u have to appeal anything or they just fixed it right away?
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NeonNebula
•No appeal needed! They fixed it immediately when the specialist saw both determinations in my file. She said it was clearly a system error in how the decisions were applied to my payments.
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