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Quick update - I just got off the phone with ESD (yes, I was on hold forever). They confirmed it's a display issue affecting many accounts and they're working on a fix. They said if you received your payments in your bank account, everything is correct in their system. The representative mentioned they're hoping to have it fixed by next week.
I work in HR and deal with unemployment appeals frequently. Just so you're aware, the second-level appeal success rate is only about 15-20%. The Commissioner typically defers to the Administrative Law Judge's findings unless there's a clear error in how the law was applied. Make sure your attorney is focusing on legal errors rather than just rehashing the same arguments. Also, if you lose the Commissioner's Review, you still have one more option - filing with the Superior Court, though that's even more complex and expensive.
did u kno u can still file weekly claims while waiting for appeal? even if ur getting denied u should keep filing every week so if u win they pay u for all those weeks. i almost messed that up and woulda lost like $6200
Yes! My attorney told me to keep filing my weekly claims even though they're showing as 'disqualified' right now. I'm trying to be super careful about the job search requirements too since I don't want any more issues if I do win the appeal. Thanks for the reminder though - super important tip that I almost missed too.
When I got a job last December I didn't bother claiming for that last partial week. Just seemed like too much hassle for probably a small amount of money. But I was also kinda paranoid about accidentally saying something wrong and then getting in trouble later. Just my experience, though maybe I left some money on the table.
One time i had a job that lasted only 2 weeks and i didnt report it cause i thought it wasnt worth the trouble and then they found out through tax stuff and i had to pay back everything plus a penalty. so definately always report everything even if it seems small or not worth it!!
YES i did direct deposit! Way faster than their debit card option. Just make sure u enter ur banking info correctly cuz if u mess that up it's another HUGE delay to fix it.
Another tip - make sure you start doing your job search activities immediately and document them properly. Even during your waiting week, you need to complete and log 3 job search activities. If you don't, they can deny benefits for that week once your claim is approved. The WorkSource workshops count as activities and are pretty easy to complete online.
Fatima Al-Mansour
Update for anyone who might have this problem in the future: The payment was reprocessed after 6 business days. The incorrect bank rejected it after 4 days, then ESD took 2 more days to send it to my correct account. I did end up calling ESD (waited on hold for about 2 hours) just to make sure everything was on track. The representative confirmed they could see the rejected payment in their system and assured me it would automatically be reprocessed with my updated banking information. So if you're in this situation - be patient but persistent!
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Dylan Evans
glad it worked out for u! the waiting is the worst part
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