Approved for standby but weekly claim option missing from ESD portal - help!

check what day ur trying to file. u can only do weekly claims sunday-saturday for the previous week. if ur trying monday for the current week it wont show up

When exactly did you get approved for standby? Sometimes there's a system delay between when they approve you and when the system updates to allow weekly claims with standby status. If it was just approved in the last 48 hours, give it one more day and check again. Otherwise, there might be another issue with your claim that's blocking weekly claims.

this happened 2 me last yr! turns out there was a flag on my account for "able and available" that was blocking weekly claims even tho standby was approved. had to call ESD like 20 times b4 i got thru

This is a common issue with standby status claims. When you get approved for standby, the system sometimes puts your claim in a temporary hold status while it adjusts the requirements (since you don't need to do job searches on standby). Two things you should check: 1. Look under your "Alerts" or "Messages" section in your eServices account - there might be an action item you need to complete 2. Make sure you don't have any outstanding fact-finding questionnaires If everything looks clear, you'll need to call ESD directly. There's likely a small technical issue they need to fix on their end to reactivate your weekly claims filing ability.

I had this exact problem when I got standby approval during my seasonal layoff. After struggling to reach ESD for days, I found Claimyr (claimyr.com) which got me through to an agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 The agent told me that when standby is approved, sometimes the system needs a manual update to reconnect your weekly claim option. They fixed it in about 5 minutes once I got through. I was able to file all my missed weeks and got backpay for everything.

ESD ALWAYS does this!!! The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing over there. They approve your standby but then don't update the system properly so you can't even file! And they expect us to just magically figure this out on our own. This is why I tell EVERYONE to screenshot EVERYTHING in the ESD system as proof. When you finally reach someone, they'll try to blame YOU for not filing on time even though THEIR system wouldn't let you!!!

Are you sure you're on standby and not just approved for benefits? They're different things. Standby means you don't have to look for work because you're going back to your employer soon, but you still need to file weekly claims. Just making sure we're talking about the same thing!

One more thing to try before calling: Go to your settings and check if your claim is set to "active" status. Sometimes when standby is approved, the claim status shows as "pending" until you manually activate it for weekly claims. It's under Account Settings > Claim Status in some versions of eServices. If that doesn't work, definitely call ESD. When you reach them, specifically ask them to check if there's a "standby flag" correctly applied to your claim. Sometimes the approval letter goes out but the actual flag in their system isn't properly set.

when u talk 2 ESD make sure they backdate ur weekly claims so u dont lose any $$$. they should let u file for all the weeks u missed once they fix the system error

UPDATE: Finally got through to ESD (used that Claimyr service and it actually worked pretty well). The agent said it was a known glitch in their system! Apparently when standby is approved, sometimes the computer system doesn't properly update the weekly claim filing permissions. She fixed it in just a few minutes and I was able to file for the past two weeks I missed. She said the payments should process normally now. Thanks everyone for your help!