ESD reopened claim - do I need to serve another waiting week?

The good news is you DON'T have to serve another waiting week! I went through this exact thing in January. As long as it's still the same benefit year (which should be Nov 2025 to Nov 2026 if you filed in Nov), you only serve ONE waiting week per benefit year no matter how many times you reopen your claim. You should get paid for your first week after reopening.

just to add to what the other person said - make sure when u reopen your claim, you answer everything exactly like before. if u put different info sometimes ESD flags it & puts u in adjudication hell. happened to me when i reopened and said i could work 30 hrs instead of 40 like on my first application

While @profile5 is technically right, I've seen ESD mess this up constantly. If they DO accidentally make you serve a waiting week again (which happens all the time), you'll need to contact them to get it fixed. Good luck getting through on the phone though - I spent 3 days trying before I found Claimyr (claimyr.com). They got me connected to an ESD agent in about 20 minutes. There's a demo video if you want to see how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 - I was skeptical but it actually worked. Worth it when you're trying to get this kind of issue fixed quickly.

The ESD system is such garbage. I was in your EXACT situation and they DID make me serve another waiting week even though they weren't supposed to!!! When I finally got through to someone after WEEKS of calling, they said it was "an error in the system" but they couldn't retroactively pay me for that week. So I just lost that money. The whole system is designed to make us give up.

Quick tip - after you reopen, check your account after they process it (usually takes 2-3 days). Go to the "weekly summary" section and look at your first week after reopening. If it says "waiting week" then you need to contact them ASAP. If it says "processing" or "paid" then you're good! It's way easier to fix these things early before they finalize.

This is actually a great question and I'm going to piggyback if you don't mind! If a claim is reopened how long does it usually take to start getting payments again? My husband just reopened his and we're not sure what to expect timeline-wise

I think it depends what industry ur in. Some industries get flagged for fraud more often. Im in restaurant industry and mine took 3 days to reopen no problem. My roomie is in tech and hers got flagged for identity verification that took 3 weeks to clear. So hard to predict honestly

Update us with what happens! always good to know actual real experiences with ESD since their rules vs what actually happens seems to be two different things lol

One more important detail - make sure you're filing your weekly claims while waiting for the reopened claim to process. Many people make the mistake of waiting until their claim is approved before filing their weeklies, but you should file every week even while it's processing. ESD won't backdate weekly claims if you miss them, even if your claim was in the reopening stage.