How long from ESD phone interview to payment? Got a call after 7 week wait!

Congrats on finally getting your interview! When both sides agree on the facts, that's definitely positive. In my experience (had my interview last month), I got my determination letter 4 days after the interview and payment hit my account 2 days after that. So about a week total from interview to money in my account. But I've seen others here get results in as little as 48 hours when there's no dispute.

wait which gov office number?? ive been waiting for 5 weeks and nobody will talk to me!!!!

I'm going to give you the exact same advice I give everyone - screenshot and document EVERYTHING. Print your determination letter when it comes. Sometimes ESD will approve you, pay you, and then later decide there was an issue and demand all the money back. As for timeline, with matching statements it's typically 3-5 business days for the determination letter, then 24-48 hours for payment processing if approved. So you're looking at about a week, give or take.

mine took 2 months after interview lol the system is completely broken don't get your hopes up

Have you been trying to call ESD directly during those 7 weeks? I was stuck in adjudication for about 5 weeks and couldn't get through to anyone. I finally tried Claimyr (claimyr.com) which got me connected to an ESD agent in about 20 minutes after weeks of busy signals. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 Might be worth keeping that in your back pocket if you don't hear anything in the next few days. The agent I finally talked to was able to expedite my claim.

I HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE!! Waited forever, called governor's office as a last resort, got interview same day! My timeline: - Interview on Tuesday - Determination letter in my eServices account Friday morning - Money in my account Monday morning So basically 4 business days from interview to decision, then 1 more business day for payment. The adjudicator told me the same vague "soon" answer too. I think they just don't want to make promises they can't keep because some claims are more complicated than others.

i've worked at esd (quit last year) and i can tell you that when both sides have matching stories and there's no complex issue, the adjudicator can usually make the decision that same day. but they don't want to tell you that in case something comes up or they get backed up with other cases. the system itself takes 2-3 days to process approvals and another 1-2 days for payment to go through. so realistically, about a week total.

My sister had her interview last month and it took exactly 5 days til she saw money in her account. But I had an interview back in January and even though my employer agreed with everything I said it still took almost 3 weeks!! I think it depends on how busy they are and maybe who your adjudicator is?

anyone else notice that ESD seems to process claims faster when you contact the governor? its like they only do their job when someone important is watching lololol

UPDATE: You guys were right! Just got my determination letter this morning - APPROVED!! The letter says payment will be processed within 48 hours. So that's 3 business days from interview to determination. Thank you all for helping me keep my sanity during this wait!