Monetary determination letter received but will ESD payments start immediately or face adjudication?

Unfortunately, the monetary determination letter only means they've calculated how much you qualify for IF you're approved. It doesn't mean you'll get paid right away. Your claim could still be flagged for adjudication for various reasons - separation issues, availability questions, identity verification, etc. ESD reviews every claim and if they find anything that needs investigation, they'll put it in adjudication. If everything is straightforward (like a simple layoff with no disputes), you might get paid within a week or two of filing your weekly claims. But there's no guarantee - I've seen perfectly normal claims randomly get flagged.

my freind got her letter back in January and started getting payments the next week!! but my brother got his letter and then waited like 3 months cuz they had to do some kinda investigation thing. its totally random from what i can tell lol

The monetary determination is just one step in the process. Your claim can still be put into adjudication for many reasons, including: 1. Questions about why you left your job 2. Identity verification issues 3. Work availability concerns 4. Employer disputes your claim 5. Missing or conflicting information You can check your claim status in your eServices account. If it says "pending" or "adjudication in progress," that means there's an issue being resolved. If it just says "processing" that's normal at this stage. Make sure you keep filing your weekly claims even if you're not getting paid yet! If your claim is approved, you'll get backpay for all weeks properly claimed.

I HATE how ESD just leaves people hanging! The monetary determination letter gets your hopes up and then NOTHING! When I filed last year, I got my letter showing I qualified for $745/week, but then RADIO SILENCE for 6 WEEKS!! No explanation, no timeline, nothing! Then one day all the money just appeared in my account. The whole time my claim was supposedly "under review" but nobody could tell me what they were reviewing or how long it would take!! The system is BROKEN!!

Have you tried calling ESD to ask about your status? Sometimes there's a minor issue they need to clear up but they never tell you about it unless you call. I was stuck for weeks until I finally got through to someone who fixed my claim in like 5 minutes!

I was in the exact same situation last month! Got my monetary determination showing $712/week, but then nothing happened after I filed my weekly claims. I tried calling ESD about 50 times with no luck - always got disconnected because of "high call volume." Finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got through to an agent in about 45 minutes. Turns out my claim had a simple identity verification flag that needed to be cleared. The agent fixed it while I was on the phone and my payments started the next week. You can see how it works in their video demo: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 Don't wait weeks in the dark like I did - it's worth getting an actual answer about your specific claim status.

check ur correspondence tab in eservices sometimes they send u letters about whats wrong but dont tell u they sent them lol makes no sense

One more thing to consider - even if your claim isn't in full adjudication, there might be a mandatory waiting week. In Washington, the first week you're eligible is usually a waiting week where you don't get paid. But you still need to file a claim for that week! This is separate from adjudication issues.

Update on your "pending issue" status - that definitely means something is flagged in your claim that needs resolution. It could be anything from identity verification to employer response issues. Unfortunately, these can take anywhere from a few days to several weeks to resolve, depending on the complexity and current ESD workload. Your best option is to speak directly with an ESD representative to find out what specifically is causing the pending issue and if there's anything you can do to help resolve it faster. Keep filing those weekly claims in the meantime!