Disqualified for a week with no determination letter from ESD - what happened?

same thing happened 2 me last month! no letter nothing. just randomly disqualified for 1 week. so frustrating!

There are a few common reasons this can happen without a determination letter: 1. If you answered "no" to being able and available for work (even accidentally) 2. If your job search activities didn't meet requirements (they have to be different types) 3. If you reported earnings that exceeded your weekly benefit amount 4. Sometimes there's a system glitch where your job search activities don't save properly I'd recommend checking your weekly claim confirmation page again to see exactly what you submitted. The answers are stored in the system even if you don't have the confirmation email.

I had this exact issue in November. When I finally got through to an ESD agent, it turned out there was a flag on my claim because one of my job search activities had incomplete information. The system disqualified me automatically but somehow the letter never generated. Once the agent reviewed it with me, they were able to fix it and release the payment. The hard part is actually reaching someone at ESD. I spent three days calling and couldn't get through because of the "high call volume" message.

LISTEN - ESD is NOTORIOUS for "silent disqualifications" where they don't bother telling you why!!! I worked for 20 years in construction before getting laid off and this happened to me FOUR TIMES during my claim. Each time I had to waste HOURS trying to reach someone. One time they said I didn't complete one of the job search fields correctly (seriously???), another time they claimed I answered a question wrong even though I KNOW I didn't. This system is DESIGNED to deny benefits hoping you'll just give up and not appeal. Don't let them get away with it!!

Have you checked if maybe you hit the wrong button on one of the eligibility questions? Sometimes I fill these out half asleep and realize later I made a mistake. One time I accidentally said I wasn't available for work when I definitely was! But you should still get a letter...

This happened to me last year after I'd been claiming for about 6 months. For me it was because one of my job contacts couldn't be verified - I had applied through Indeed but the company had removed the posting by the time ESD tried to verify it. The stupid thing is I only found this out after spending THREE WEEKS trying to reach someone at ESD. I discovered Claimyr (claimyr.com) which helped me actually get through to an agent instead of getting the busy signal all day. They have a video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Was totally worth it since the agent was able to fix my disqualification on the spot once I explained what happened.

Another thing worth checking - log into your eServices account and look at your "Decisions" tab, not just your messages/inbox. Sometimes determination letters show up there but don't come through as regular messages. Also, make sure your contact information is up to date in case they mailed something to an old address.

my cousin works at worksource and she says this happens alot. she said sometimes its just a random audit thing where they flag one week to check your job search contacts more carefully. did u put the full phone number and contact info for all your job searches?

Update us when you find out what happened. I'm curious if it was the job search contact information issue. Once you talk to someone at ESD, they should be able to fix it right away if that's all it was.