ESD appeal decision in my favor - still waiting 3 weeks for payment

It took ESD exactly 17 business days to process my payment after I won my appeal in January. The system is CRAZY SLOW right now. The judge's decision has to go from OAH back to ESD, then someone at ESD has to manually review and implement it, THEN it goes to payment processing. And of course nobody tells you this! Try sending a secure message through eServices specifically asking for a timeframe on implementing your appeal decision. My experience is they respond to written questions faster than phone calls.

I won appel last yr but had to wait almost 6 weeks for $$$!!! its rediculous how they make u wait after THEY made the mistake!! good luck

The implementation process after an appeal decision typically takes 2-4 weeks, but can sometimes take longer depending on ESD's current workload and the complexity of your case. Here's the usual process: 1. OAH sends the decision to ESD's Appeals Unit 2. Appeals Unit reviews and sends to a Claims Specialist 3. Claims Specialist implements the decision (this can take time) 4. System processes retroactive payments 5. Direct deposit/debit card payment occurs You should know that if your claim has additional issues unrelated to what was decided in the appeal, those could still be holding up payment. You should be able to see if there are other pending issues in your eServices account under the "Pending Issues" section. If it's been more than 4 weeks, I would recommend escalating by contacting your state representative's office. They can often help move things along.

I was in almost the exact same situation last year! Won my appeal after being wrongfully denied for "refusing suitable work" (which I never did). After 3 weeks of no payment, I tried using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual ESD agent. They got me connected in about 15 minutes when I had been trying for days on my own. The agent was able to see that my appeal was just sitting in someone's queue and they expedited it. Got paid 3 days later. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Literally saved me from being evicted.

Make sure you're still filing your weekly claims even while waiting for the appeal payment! This is super important. I won my appeal but missed filing for 2 weeks during the waiting period because I thought I didn't need to until the appeal was processed. Those weeks were never paid and I couldn't get them back. The system should be paying you for all eligible weeks once the appeal implementation is complete, but only if you've filed claims for those weeks.

My cousin works at ESD (not in appeals tho) and she says they're SUPER understaffed right now since they laid off all the pandemic surge workers. The appeals implementation team is down to like 5 people for the whole state!!! That's why everyone's waiting forever. Not making excuses for them but that's why it's taking so long for everyone.

anybody else notice that ESD is super fast to TAKE money when they think u owe them but takes 10000 years to PAY U when they owe?? smh

UPDATE: I tried the Claimyr service someone mentioned above and actually got through to an ESD agent today! The agent confirmed my appeal implementation is in progress but said it's in a backlog. She put a note on my account to expedite it due to financial hardship and said I should see payment within 5-7 business days. Fingers crossed this works! Thanks everyone for your help and advice.