Latest day to file weekly ESD claim? Sunday start, but when's the deadline?

The official deadline is Saturday at 11:59 PM, so you have the entire week from Sunday through Saturday to file your weekly claim. ESD recommends filing early in the week though, since if there are any system issues or you need to speak with someone, you'll have more time to resolve it before the deadline. I always try to file Sunday or Monday just to get it out of the way.

BE CAREFUL waiting til the last minute!! The ESD website is notorious for random maintenance and outages, especially on weekends. I waited until Saturday evening once and the system was down for maintenance. Had to call on Monday and beg them to let me file late. Such a headache!!

To expand on what others have said, you technically have until 11:59pm on Saturday night, but I strongly advise filing earlier. Here's why: 1. If there are any issues with your claim that week (like answering a question that triggers a review), you won't have time to resolve it 2. If the website has technical problems (which happens frequently), you could miss the deadline entirely 3. If you need to speak with an ESD agent about something, you can't do that on weekends If you do miss a week, you CAN file for a past week, but you need to call ESD directly to do so. They may or may not approve it depending on your reason for filing late.

I tried calling ESD last month when I had an issue with my claim and was on hold for LITERALLY 4 hours before getting disconnected. Has anyone found a better way to actually get through to a human there? This system is ridiculous!