How long after winning Washington ESD unemployment appeal do I get payment?

Congratulations on winning your appeal! From my experience, it typically takes 2-3 weeks for Washington ESD to process the appeal decision and issue back payments. The system has to recalculate all your missed weekly claims and update your account status. You should see the payments start appearing in your account within that timeframe.

You'll want to keep filing your weekly claims during this waiting period even though you won the appeal. Washington ESD still requires you to maintain your claim while they process the decision. Also check your online account regularly - sometimes the back pay shows up before they send any notification.

I've been waiting 6 weeks since my appeal decision and still haven't gotten paid. Washington ESD is absolutely useless when it comes to actually implementing their own decisions. I've called probably 50 times and can never get through to speak with anyone who can help.

The back pay should include all the weeks you were disqualified plus any waiting week if applicable. Make sure to double-check the calculation when you receive it. Sometimes there are errors in how they calculate the retroactive payments.

omg i'm so jealous you won your appeal!! i lost mine last month and now i'm broke and dont know what to do. the judge said my documentation wasn't enough even though i had doctors notes about my anxiety

I won my appeal in January and it took exactly 16 days to get paid. The back pay came as separate deposits for each week I was owed. Washington ESD also sent a letter explaining the payment breakdown. Just be patient - it will come through.

Make sure your direct deposit information is still current in your Washington ESD account. If they try to send payments to an old bank account it will cause delays while they sort it out.

The appeal process is such a nightmare but at least you made it through successfully. I'm currently waiting for my hearing date and it's been 3 months since I requested it. Did you have a lawyer represent you?

Two weeks is pretty standard but I've seen it take up to a month in some cases. Depends on how backed up they are. The important thing is you won - that's the hard part!

I had a similar situation where I won my appeal but then Washington ESD said there were other issues with my claim that needed to be reviewed. Ended up taking 2 months total to get everything sorted out. Hope yours goes smoother!

Check if you're eligible for any interest on the delayed payments. Sometimes when appeals take a long time to resolve, there's additional compensation for the delay.

The system is so broken. I know people who have been waiting months after winning appeals. Meanwhile people who never should have gotten benefits in the first place are getting paid immediately. Makes no sense.

If you're having trouble getting through to Washington ESD to check on your payment status, try Claimyr. A friend of mine used it last month and was able to speak with someone immediately instead of waiting on hold for hours.

won my appeal in december and got paid within 10 days. was shocked how fast it was compared to everything else with unemployment. maybe they're getting better at processing these things

Make sure to save all your documentation from the appeal hearing. Sometimes Washington ESD will ask for it again even after you've won. The bureaucracy there is unbelievable.

I used to work at Washington ESD and can tell you that appeal decisions go through multiple levels of review before payments are released. That's why it takes 2-3 weeks minimum. The good news is once it's processed, all your back pay comes at once usually within 24-48 hours.

Congratulations on your win! The waiting is the worst part but at least you know the money is coming. I'm still fighting my disqualification and seeing success stories like yours gives me hope.

If you need to reach Washington ESD to check on your payment status, I highly recommend trying Claimyr. I was skeptical at first but it actually worked - got through to a real person who could give me an update on when my appeal payment would be processed. Much better than calling the regular number and getting hung up on.

The whole appeal process is designed to discourage people from fighting disqualifications. Good for you for sticking with it and getting justice. Hope your payment comes through quickly!

I went through something very similar last year - won my appeal for a voluntary quit disqualification and it took about 3 weeks to get my back pay. The waiting is nerve-wracking but from what I've seen, Washington ESD is generally pretty good about processing appeal reversals once they get through their internal review process. Keep filing your weekly claims like others mentioned, and definitely double-check that your direct deposit info is current. You should see all 12 weeks hit your account at once when it processes. Hang in there!