my cousin had almost the exact same situation last year!!! left his job at a retail music store to work at a recording studio and then got laid off. ESD denied him tho because he'd only been in the music industry for like 6 months before the switch. how long have u been working in music?

my adjudication took 9 weeks and my rent was late twice!!! so glad yours went faster. its such a relief when its finally over

To expand on what others have said, you technically have until 11:59pm on Saturday night, but I strongly advise filing earlier. Here's why: 1. If there are any issues with your claim that week (like answering a question that triggers a review), you won't have time to resolve it 2. If the website has technical problems (which happens frequently), you could miss the deadline entirely 3. If you need to speak with an ESD agent about something, you can't do that on weekends If you do miss a week, you CAN file for a past week, but you need to call ESD directly to do so. They may or may not approve it depending on your reason for filing late.

I tried calling ESD last month when I had an issue with my claim and was on hold for LITERALLY 4 hours before getting disconnected. Has anyone found a better way to actually get through to a human there? This system is ridiculous!

and keep screenshots of EVERYTHING!! all ur weekly claims, all emails, all messages in the esd portal. they lost my stuff twice and i had to resend it all!!

I just want to thank everyone for the helpful advice. I've started working on my appeal letter and contacted both HR and my 401k administrator for documentation. I'll definitely be submitting before the deadline and will keep filing my weekly claims. I might try that Claimyr service too - at this point I'm desperate enough to try anything to actually speak to a human at ESD before my appeal. Will update once I know more!

wait im confused... what happens if u get a job but only work part time? do u still qualify for partial benefits or does having any job at all make u ineligible? im in adjudication now but might get a part time position soon

my roomate stopped filing after he got a job and ESD never paid his back weeks even tho they were approved. took him months to get it sorted out. def keep filing!!

Your experience mirrors mine almost exactly! I also won my overpayment appeal last month after a 14-month battle. The most frustrating part was that during the hearing, it became obvious that the ESD representative hadn't even fully reviewed my file before denying my waiver request. The judge actually commented on this during the hearing. One thing that really helped my case was having detailed records of every single interaction with ESD - phone calls (dates, times, names of representatives), copies of all correspondence, and screenshots of my weekly claim certifications showing I had reported everything correctly. For anyone facing an overpayment notice, document EVERYTHING from the very beginning. Even if you think something isn't important, save it. You never know what might end up being the key piece of evidence that saves you thousands of dollars.

Anyone else notice how ESD is suddenly finding all these "overpayments" right when the state budget is tight? Seems mighty convenient they're trying to claw back money from thousands of people who followed their instructions during the pandemic. I've talked to so many people dealing with this exact same issue! I'm glad you won your case but it's CRIMINAL that you had to fight for 2 YEARS and deal with health problems because of their incompetence. They should be paying YOU for all the stress and time wasted fighting their mistake!