am I the only one who thinks it's ridiculous we have to contact the governor to get basic unemployment services? the whole system is a joke. they expect people to wait months with no income while bills pile up? what are families supposed to do?

UPDATE: We got APPROVED!!! All 6 weeks processed and payment is pending direct deposit! Should have the money tomorrow. The adjudicator never even called us - just verified with the employer and made the determination. Thank you everyone for your support and advice during this stressful time. And definitely reach out to the governor's office if you're stuck - it made all the difference for us.

Just curious - what kind of illness can make you unable to work one day and then suddenly fine the next? Not judging, but seems kinda fishy to me. ESD investigates fraud pretty seriously from what I've heard.

After reading all the comments, I think the best course of action is: 1. Send a secure message through your eServices account clearly stating you wish to withdraw your application because you remained employed 2. Take a screenshot of this message for your records 3. If you're concerned about your employer's perception, have a brief conversation with your manager to explain the situation 4. Monitor your eServices account for the next few weeks to ensure no unexpected actions are taken on your claim This approach provides documentation, transparency, and peace of mind without requiring you to spend hours trying to reach someone by phone.

I was in adjudication for 11 weeks last year and tried EVERYTHING - governor's office, state rep, senator, even contacted a local news reporter who does those "help me solve this government problem" segments. Nothing worked until I finally managed to get through to an actual ESD agent. Turns out there was a simple error with my claim that took literally 5 minutes to fix once someone looked at it. My advice is keep pursuing all channels but focus on actually getting through to ESD directly. The governor's office is just another layer of bureaucracy. Last year I discovered a service called Claimyr that got me through to an ESD agent when I couldn't get through myself. You can check them out at claimyr.com - they have a demo video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 It was literally the only thing that worked for me after months of frustration. The agent I spoke with immediately saw the issue and fixed it while I was on the phone.

One additional important thing to consider - have you checked your ESD secure message center to see if they've requested any additional information? Sometimes they send requests through the portal but don't call or email you about them. If you miss responding to these requests, your adjudication can drag on indefinitely. Log in to your eServices account and check if there are any new messages or questionnaires that need your attention.

Wait i'm confused... if you're not looking for work right now why even worry about the appeal? You said you stopped filing claims because you're not job hunting anymore, so you wouldn't be eligible for benefits anyway at this point, right? Or are you hoping to get retroactive payments for those 8 weeks you claimed after quitting?

One last thing to consider: if your appeal is successful and you get benefits for those 8 weeks, that could trigger an overpayment notice for any benefits you received after your contract job ended, if those were calculated on a new claim. ESD might determine you were double-dipping (using the same employment hours for two different benefit periods). This is why understanding if your contract job created a new benefit year is so important.

I had a similar reduction in hours situation in 2024 and also had my denial reversed by OAH. Just so you know what happened in my case: I got the full written decision about 5 days after seeing the 'reversed' status online. Then I had to wait about 18 days before the money actually showed up in my account. ESD's system takes time to implement the judge's decision. One weird thing - my eServices account showed 'adjudication in progress' again for about a week during this time, which freaked me out, but it was just part of their process of implementing the decision. Hang in there!

Quick follow-up: if you don't see any changes in your eServices portal within 2 weeks, you might need to contact ESD to ensure they're implementing the judge's decision. Sometimes there can be delays if they're backlogged. But in most cases, once OAH reverses a decision, ESD processes the claim within 10-14 business days. Just keep documenting all your job search activities while waiting!