ESD claim showing 'disqualified' with no explanation - can't reach anyone for help

There could be several reasons why ur disqualified. Did u check ur correspondence in eServices? Sometimes they send letters explaining why but dont notify u. Also check if u need to verify ur identity thru ID.me - that trips up a lot of ppl. The system is seriously broken.

Check your 'Decisions' tab in eServices - that's usually where disqualification reasons appear. Common reasons include: 1) Not enough work hours in your base year, 2) Voluntarily quitting without good cause, 3) Being fired for misconduct, 4) Not being able and available for work, or 5) Not actively seeking work. If none of those apply to you, it could be a technical error. Unfortunately, reaching ESD is incredibly difficult right now due to high call volumes.

the same exact thing happened 2 me!! took me 3 weeks to get through to someone. they said my employer reported that i quit when i was actually laid off. had to file an appeal and wait another 4 weeks. its complete bs

I recommend filing an appeal immediately. You have 30 days from the date of the disqualification letter to appeal. Make sure you have documentation from your employer stating it was a layoff (separation letter, emails, etc). The good news is that if you win your appeal, you'll receive all back payments for the weeks you claimed. In the meantime, continue filing your weekly claims even though they'll show as disqualified. This ensures you'll get paid for those weeks once your appeal is successful.

This happened to me too! Except my disqualification was because they said I didn't respond to a questionnaire that I NEVER RECEIVED. The whole system is designed to make you give up. I had to borrow money from family while waiting for my appeal. The worst part was not being able to talk to anyone to explain the situation.

After struggling to reach ESD for weeks about my disqualification, I finally tried a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an ESD agent in under 25 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 The agent was able to see that my employer had incorrectly reported my separation reason and fixed it right there on the phone. My status changed from disqualified to paid the next day. Saved me from having to go through the whole appeal process.

The EXACT same thing happened to me last month!!!! My employer coded my layoff as a voluntary quit by mistake. I filed an appeal but also managed to get my former HR department to contact ESD directly to correct their error. That actually worked faster than waiting for the appeal process. Might be worth trying both approaches simultaneously.

One more important tip: While waiting for your appeal or correction, make sure you're meeting the job search requirements each week (3 job search activities). Document everything carefully in your job search log. Even though your claims show as disqualified now, if the disqualification is overturned, they'll check that you were meeting all other requirements during that time.

update us when u get through to someone! im having similar problems and want to know if that claimyr thing actually works