Governor's office escalation not changing my ESD claim status after 3 days - normal wait time?

I did this last month when my claim was stuck in adjudication for 9 weeks!! It took about 5 business days before anything happened but then suddenly I got 3 payments all at once. hang in there

The Governor's office can help expedite but they don't process claims themselves - they just flag your claim for priority review by ESD. In my experience working with unemployment cases, you should typically see movement within 3-7 business days after a Governor's escalation. If nothing happens by next Tuesday, I'd recommend sending a follow-up to the Governor's office with your original case reference number. Also make sure you're still filing your weekly claims even while waiting for the initial determination. Many people stop filing during the wait and that creates even more delays.

Contacting the governors office is USELESS!!! I did that TWICE and nothing happened for weeks. Then I called my state representative's office instead and my claim was fixed in 2 DAYS. Try that instead of waiting for the governors office to do anything.

In addition to the Governor's office, have you tried calling ESD directly? I know it's incredibly difficult to get through their phone lines, but I recently discovered a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get through to an actual ESD agent after weeks of failed attempts. They have a video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 I was in a similar situation with an escalation that seemed to go nowhere, but once I actually spoke to someone at ESD, they were able to tell me exactly what was holding up my claim and fixed it while I was on the phone. Sometimes there's just a small issue they need to clear up to move things forward.

When I contacted the governor's office last year about my claim, it took exactly 6 business days before anything happened. Then I got an email from an ESD supervisor, followed by a phone call the next day. They asked me some additional verification questions and then approved my claim 2 days later. So all in all, it was about 8-9 business days from contacting the governor to getting my claim fixed. Just keep checking your email (including spam folder) because they might reach out for more info before they can move forward with your claim. And definitely keep filing those weekly claims!

There's actually an official expectation for Governor's office referrals that ESD should respond within 5 business days. However, the current backlog means it often takes 7-10 business days for action. Make sure you have a case number from the Governor's office email. If you don't hear anything by next Friday, you should definitely follow up. One thing to note: the Governor's office escalation doesn't necessarily mean your claim will be approved faster - it just means someone will review it promptly and either approve it or tell you why it can't be approved yet. If there are legitimate issues with your claim (employer contest, identity verification needs, etc.), those will still need to be resolved through the normal channels.

i contacted governors office in march waited 2 weeks nothing happend then i called my state senator and they fixed it in 3 days... different offices get different results i think it depends who u get maybe try both?

Has anyone else noticed that ESD tends to process things in batches at the end of the week? When my claim was stuck last year, nothing happened for days and then suddenly on Friday afternoon everything updated at once. Maybe check again tomorrow?