ESD adjudication stuck for 4 weeks with zero updates - anyone else waiting this long?

Unfortunately, 4 weeks is actually on the shorter end of what I've seen lately. My adjudication took 7 weeks to resolve earlier this year (January 2025). The system is completely backed up right now - I heard they lost a bunch of staff after the pandemic funding dried up. Make sure you keep filing your weekly claims even without getting paid, because once they approve you, you'll get all the back weeks paid at once.

mines took 9 weeks to clear but my sister got her aproved in like 2 weeks so i think it depends on ur sitution. did u have any issues with ur employer or quit or something?? those take longer i think

The issue you're facing is unfortunately common. Here's what might help speed things up: 1. Submit your job search logs meticulously - make sure you're doing all 3 required activities each week 2. Check if your employer correctly reported your job separation reason to ESD 3. Look in your eServices notices section to see if there are any fact-finding questionnaires you need to complete 4. If you've worked multiple jobs in your base year, sometimes that triggers additional review Also, if your adjudication is due to a simple verification issue rather than a dispute with your employer, those typically resolve faster. You might want to check if there are any identity verification requests you might have missed.

I'm on week 3 of adjudication too!! This is so stressful! Anyone know if contacting our state representatives actually helps speed things up? I've heard some people say that works.

I've had success using Claimyr to get through to an actual ESD agent. It costs money but after weeks of not being able to reach anyone, it was worth it for me. Their site is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 Basically they hold your place in the phone queue and call you back when an agent is about to pick up. I was able to find out exactly why my claim was stuck (missing document they never told me about) and got it resolved within a week after that call.

ESD IS A COMPLETE JOKE!! I waited TWELVE WEEKS for adjudication earlier this year! TWELVE!!! I filed complaints everywhere and it did NOTHING. Meanwhile they expect us to keep looking for work and filing claims like we can survive on AIR!!! The system is BROKEN and they don't care at all. My adjudicator finally called and spent 5 minutes asking basic questions, then approved me the next day. So it took them 2 SECONDS to actually do their job after making me wait 3 MONTHS!!!!!

Have you checked your spam folder? I know this sounds basic, but I missed an important fact-finding questionnaire because it went to spam, and that added three weeks to my adjudication time. Also, did you upload your ID verification documents? That's another common holdup.

One other thing to check - log into your SAW account (not just eServices) and make sure there aren't any messages or tasks there. Sometimes communications get sent to your SAW inbox rather than your eServices messages. Also, make sure your contact information is up to date in both systems. I've seen cases where someone's phone number was entered incorrectly, and ESD was trying to call them for weeks with no success.

My friend who works at WorkSource told me that if you go into a WorkSource office in person, sometimes they can check on your claim status or at least give you more info than you can see online. Might be worth trying that route too!

Just wanted to update everyone that after my 6-week adjudication nightmare, I finally got approved last week. For me, what ultimately worked was persistently calling first thing when they open at 8:00 AM. I called exactly at 8:00 three days in a row and finally got through on the third day. The agent was able to see that my claim was just sitting there with no issues, but nobody had been assigned to review it. She escalated it and I got approved two days later. So if you can manage to get through to someone, it might help speed things up.