ESD account showing paid $0.00 but money never arrived - will this change?

This usually means there's an eligibility issue that hasn't been flagged yet in the system. Check if you reported any earnings, missed answering a question, or if something changed with your job search activities. The $0.00 paid status typically happens when there's a hold on your benefits that hasn't fully processed into an official adjudication yet. You should call ESD right away to find out what's happening before it turns into a bigger issue.

same thing happened to me last month!!! totally freaked me out. called them and they said it was a 'system calculation error' whatever that means. took 3 days but it corrected itself and i got paid the right amount eventually

The $0.00 paid status is actually a pretty common ESD system issue right now. I've worked in HR for 10 years and have been helping our employees navigate unemployment after our tech company downsized. This specific issue happens when the payment process initiates but encounters a validation error during the final processing stage. It's most commonly triggered by: 1) A recent change to your claim information 2) A job search verification flag in their system 3) A mismatch between your reported information and employer-reported data 4) Simply a system glitch during the payment processing The most important thing is to contact ESD immediately. These issues can sometimes resolve automatically within a week, but often require agent intervention to clear. When you speak with them, specifically ask them to check for 'payment validation exceptions' in your account.

call them ASAP! i waited when this happened to me thinking it would fix itself and it turned into a whole adjudication thing that took 5 weeks to resolve!!! dont wait

When I call ESD I use this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that gets me through to an agent without having to wait on hold for hours. It seriously saved me when I had a similar issue with my payments showing $0.00. They have a video showing how it works here: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Basically they wait on hold for you and call you when an agent picks up. Otherwise you can spend all day trying to get through the ESD phone system!

NOBODY AT ESD KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING!! I had the exact same problem and every agent told me something different. First one said it was normal, second one said my claim was flagged for fraud review, third one said it was a system error. Took THREE WEEKS to get my money and I almost got evicted! ESD is completely broken, incompetent, and useless. They should all be fired!!!

Just wanted to follow up - did you get your issue resolved? For anyone else experiencing this issue in the future, there's actually a formal process for these $0.00 payment errors. You need to: 1) Contact ESD and specifically request a "payment recalculation review" 2) Have them check if there's a "wage validation exception" or a "payment processing exception" 3) Ask them to verify your monetary eligibility hasn't changed In about 80% of cases, this is a simple system error that can be fixed within 48 hours once properly identified. The other 20% involve some type of eligibility question that needs to be resolved.