How long after winning ESD appeal will I receive backpay for all claimed weeks?

Congrats on winning your appeal! In my experience, it took about 2-3 weeks after winning my appeal for the backpay to hit my account. The OAH does communicate with ESD, but I would still call ESD after about a week to make sure they're processing your payments. They sometimes need a nudge to get things moving. Make sure you keep filing your weekly claims while waiting - that's super important.

same thing happened to me. won my appeal but took FOREVER to get paid!! esd is sooo slow

DONT EXPECT IT TO BE QUICK!!!!!! I won my appeal in January and it took them 6 WEEKS to release my payments!!!! ESD claimed they "had to review the judges decision" which is total BS because the judge ALREADY DECIDED I was eligible. Just another way for them to hold onto OUR MONEY longer!!! 😡 They'll make you wait until you're about to be evicted and then act like they're doing you a favor when they finally pay what they owe you!!!

The process typically works like this: 1. OAH communicates the decision to ESD (takes 3-5 business days) 2. ESD reviews the decision (1-2 weeks) 3. ESD processes the payment (1-2 weeks) So realistically, you're looking at 2-4 weeks total. However, if there were any weeks where you didn't file claims properly, or if there are any other issues with your claim, it could take longer. I recommend calling ESD after 10 business days if you haven't seen any movement. Make sure you have your decision letter handy when you call because they may ask for specific information from it.

I had a similar situation back in November. After I won my appeal, I tried calling ESD to check on my payments but couldn't get through to anyone for days. I was so frustrated! Then I found this 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 Once I actually spoke with an agent, they were able to expedite my backpay processing. Got all 8 weeks of my benefits just 3 days after that call. Might be worth trying if you can't get through on your own.

My cousin won his appeal last year and he got paid like 2 days later! But I think that's super rare. Most people I know waited at least a couple weeks. Probably depends on how backed up they are and maybe what kind of appeal you had? What was your disqualification for anyways?

Sometimes if you email your state representative they can help speed things up. I was waiting for weeks after winning my appeal and nothing was happening. I emailed my district rep, her office contacted ESD, and suddenly my payments appeared three days later. Worth a try if it drags on too long.

UPDATE: Just wanted to let everyone know that I got my backpay! It took exactly 17 days from when I received the appeal decision. I did call ESD twice during that time - first call they just said it was "in process" but after the second call it seemed to move faster. Thanks everyone for your advice and support!