If you are having trouble reaching ESD to check on your payments, I recently used a service called Claimyr that got me through to an ESD agent in under 15 minutes after I had been trying for days. They have a video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 and their website is claimyr.com. Saved me a ton of stress when I was trying to figure out why my payment was pending for an extra week.

Just wondering - how long were you in adjudication before getting approved? I'm going on week 6 and losing my mind. My bills are piling up and I can't get anyone on the phone.

Just following up - did your payments come through yet? If it's been more than 3 business days since the \

Yes! Both payments finally arrived this morning as separate deposits. You were right about the timing - exactly 3 business days after showing as processed. Such a relief! Thanks everyone for your help and reassurance!

I'm actually going through almost the same thing. I was living in Canada for 6 months and came back to an overpayment notice and missed appeal deadline. But my question is - if you were completely laid off during that period, why were they even asking for income verification in the first place? That part doesn't make sense to me.

Here's something important to know about overpayment waivers that hasn't been mentioned yet. ESD evaluates waiver requests based on two factors: 1) whether the overpayment occurred through no fault of your own, and 2) whether repayment would cause financial hardship. For the financial hardship part, they'll look at your current income, expenses, and assets. Gather documentation of all essential expenses: rent/mortgage, utilities, food, healthcare, transportation, childcare if applicable. Also document your current income sources and any significant financial obligations like student loans. They have specific financial forms for this process that you'll need to complete thoroughly. The stronger your documentation, the better your chances for a waiver approval.

Instead of just entering 12/31/2099, wouldn't it be better to leave it blank? Or maybe enter all zeros? I'm concerned about entering false information on a government form. Could that be considered fraud?

my cousin works for the militarey and he said they have a special number u can call for this stuff. did u try the military support line?

One time I got selected for job search review and I had everything on paper but when I tried to upload photos they said file too big and I had to spend forever trying to resize them all its such a hassle

IMPORTANT: Make absolutely sure your handwritten logs are LEGIBLE! I got disqualified for a week of benefits because ESD couldn't read my chicken scratch on one entry. They're super strict about having complete information for each job search activity. I had to appeal and it was a whole ordeal that took weeks to resolve.

btw did they tell u when ur money is coming? my adjudication took 9 weeks to resolve and then the money showed up 3 days later

Just following up - did you contact KeyBank? What did they say about their hold policy? This information could be helpful for other claimants expecting large backpay amounts.

anyone else notice how the esd website always seems to have "scheduled maintenance" right when you need to file your weekly claim? happened to me again last sunday 🙄

UPDATE: My claim was approved this morning! The status changed from "BAM review pending" to "paid" overnight. I checked my bank account and the payment is pending deposit. Looks like it took exactly 14 days for the review to complete. Thanks everyone for your help and advice! For anyone else stuck in this situation, it seems like the timeframe is about 2 weeks if you're caught in this review process.

Just want to add something important for your hearing preparation: In Washington, if your hours were reduced by over 25% from what you were hired for, that can qualify as "good cause" to quit under ESD rules. Since you mentioned going from full-time (presumably 40 hours) to 16 hours, that's a 60% reduction which should qualify. Make sure to specifically mention WAC 192-150-120 during your hearing - that's the regulation about substantial reduction in hours constituting good cause to leave employment. Print it out and bring it with you.

To directly answer your question about expediting: You need to call OAH at 1-800-366-0955 and request the Expedited Hearing Request Form. Complete it and submit it with documentation of your financial hardship (eviction notice, past due bills, bank statements showing low funds). Based on current timelines, even expedited appeals are taking 4-6 weeks, while regular appeals are running 8-10 weeks. One thing to note is that if your appeal is successful, you will receive back payments for all the weeks you properly filed claims, so document everything carefully now. Also, prepare a clear timeline of events leading to your separation from employment, focusing specifically on how your hours were reduced and any attempts you made to resolve the situation before quitting. The judge will want to see that you exhausted reasonable alternatives before quitting.

my cousin works at esd and says they're super backed up right now. adjudication is taking like 4-8 weeks!! so dont panic if u dont hear anything for a while. just keep filing weekly and save all ur evidence. and ya they always call both sides before deciding.

One more thing - make sure you're fulfilling your job search requirements while waiting for adjudication to complete. You need to be doing at least 3 job search activities each week and documenting them. If you get approved but haven't been doing your job search activities, you could end up disqualified for those weeks even if you win your case against your employer.

One important tip for anyone going through identity verification: If you have any name discrepancies between your ID documents (like a married name on some and maiden name on others), make sure to upload a document that explains the difference (like a marriage certificate). This is one of the most common reasons for extended verification times. Also, make sure your address on file exactly matches what's on your ID documents. Even small differences can flag your account for manual review.

i had the exact same problem last month and my local state representative's office actually helped speed things up! try contacting your district rep - their offices sometimes have direct contacts at ESD who can check on claims.