ESD waived overpayment after judge already reversed it - what's happening?

This happens more often than you'd think. The letter you received about waiving the overpayment is likely ESD processing the administrative side of the judge's decision. When the judge reversed the overpayment, ESD has to formally 'waive' it in their system. The conditionally paid weeks refers to benefits they paid you while your case was pending. Since the judge ruled in your favor, ESD is confirming you don't have to repay those weeks. You should call ESD to confirm this is just them implementing the judge's decision and not a new issue. But from what you've described, it sounds like good news - they're officially recognizing you don't owe anything.

OMG this same thing happened to me!!! I got a notice 3 months after my hearing saying something about waiving payments even though the judge already decided. I FREAKED OUT thinking they were trying to restart the whole process again. Called like 50 times and finally got through. The agent told me it was just 'closing out' the claim in their system and I didn't need to do anything. Super annoying they don't explain this better in the letters!!

esd systems are so messed up, they prpbably don't even talk to each other. the overpaymt department probly doesn't know what the appeals department does lol

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ESD is notorious for poor communication like this. What's happening is that there are two separate processes: 1. The OAH judicial decision (which you won) 2. ESD's internal processing of that decision Your letter about 'waiving' the overpayment is actually step 2. It's ESD's formal record that you don't owe anything, based on the judge's decision. The 'conditionally paid weeks' refers to benefits they paid you during the appeal process. To be 100% certain, check your ESD account online under 'Notices & Letters' to see if there's anything showing a balance due. If not, you're clear. You can also request an official account statement showing zero balance for your records. But this letter is actually confirming you DON'T owe anything, not creating a new problem.

The ESD system is a COMPLETE DISASTER!!! I got FIVE different overpayment notices all contradicting each other after my hearing. Some said I owed $4,300, others said $2,100, one said CASE CLOSED. I called for THREE WEEKS straight and either got hung up on or told different things by every agent. One even told me to IGNORE all notices for 60 days while their system 'caught up' with itself. ABSOLUTE INCOMPETENCE!!! 😡

glad 2 hear the judge sided with u. did ur letter say it was waived due to 'no fault of claimant' or something else? just wondering if thats standard language

Based on everything in this thread, you're all good. This is how ESD closes out cases after a judge's favorable decision. To summarize what you should do: 1. Check your online ESD account to confirm no balance due 2. Request an official zero balance statement for your records 3. Keep the waiver letter and OAH decision together in case questions ever come up The confusing part is that ESD's notices often don't clearly explain they're just processing the judge's decision you already received. But in this case, the waiver notice is actually confirmation that your case is being properly closed out with no money owed.