ESD payment timeline after winning appeal? Not seeing funds

Congrats on winning your appeal! When I won mine in February it took about 14 days for the money to hit my account, but I had to call them first because they hadn't processed the backpay. The system doesn't automatically update fast enough. Your appeal victory should already be in their system, but the actual payment processing needs a human touch unfortunately.

It varys for everyone, mine took 9 days then suddenly all the money appeared in my account. i wasnt even notified it was coming, just checked my bank account and BAM all there! hang in there.

The ESD system is completely BROKEN. After my appeal win last year, I waited 21 DAYS with nothing happening!! No communication, no updates, NOTHING! I called every single day for hours - never got through. My landlord was about to evict me! The judge's decision means NOTHING if they don't implement it!!! You need to get through to an actual agent who can manually release your funds, but good luck with that!!!

After I won my appeal last month, I used Claimyr to get through to an ESD agent. If you haven't heard of it, check out claimyr.com - they have a system that helps you skip the phone queue. You can see how it works in their video demo: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 Once I finally talked to someone, they expedited my payment and I got it 2 days later. The agent told me that appeal decisions sometimes get stuck in their system and need manual intervention.

my friend had same thing happen. she got all her money after like 3 weeks but nobody told her anything. just keep checking ur bank acct every day. at least ur eligible now, thats half the battle!!

To answer your question more specifically: After an appeal victory, there are actually two processes that need to occur: 1. The judge's decision must be received by ESD's Benefits Accuracy & Quality team (typically takes 3-5 business days) 2. The BAQ team must manually implement the decision in the system and release any held payments (typically takes 7-10 additional business days) So in total, you're looking at approximately 10-15 business days from the date of decision, assuming there are no complications. However, if your case involves multiple weeks of backpay or if there were other issues with your claim besides the disqualification, it can take longer. Make sure you've continued filing your weekly claims during this entire process. If you haven't, that could cause further delays.

u should just get a job instead of waiting for handouts. my cousin found work in like 3 days after being laid off

Since you've passed the 10-day mark, I really recommend trying to reach an agent directly. When my husband won his appeal last year, absolutely nothing happened until he got someone on the phone who could actually see the decision in their system and manually release the payments. The computer systems at ESD don't always talk to each other properly.

Update: FINALLY got through to ESD today! Used the Claimyr service that was suggested here (thanks for that tip!) and was connected to an agent in about 30 minutes. The agent confirmed my appeal victory was in their system but said it hadn't been properly "implemented" yet. She put in a request to expedite the processing and said I should see all my backpay within 3-5 business days. She also explained that appeal decisions don't automatically trigger payments - a claims specialist has to manually review and release them. Apparently they're working through a backlog right now. Finger crossed I'll see the money soon! Will update when it hits my account.

FINAL UPDATE: The money hit my account this morning! All 8 weeks of backpay plus the current week. What a relief! Timeline for anyone searching in the future: - Appeal hearing: May 3 - Decision received: May 7 - Called and spoke to agent: May 18 - Payment received: May 23 So it took 16 days from decision to payment, but honestly I think it would have taken much longer if I hadn't called and had the agent manually expedite it. Thanks everyone for your help!