Sudden 'pending adjudication' after claim showed 'processing' - how long will this ESD nightmare last?

Unfortunately, this is still happening a lot. The good news is adjudication times are generally faster now than during covid. Most of my clients are seeing 3-4 weeks for straightforward issues. Did you check your letters/notices section in eServices? Sometimes they'll tell you what the issues are there, which helps you prepare documentation.

Similar thing happened to me last month! It turned out they needed to verify my employment history since I'd worked at two different restaurants within the past 18 months. The adjudication was automatically triggered because my previous employer didn't respond to their initial inquiry fast enough. Mine took exactly 17 days to resolve, and I got paid for all weeks at once. Still stressful though! Do you know if your employer is contesting your claim? That's usually what causes multiple adjudication items.

OMG this system is such garbage!!!! I swear they do this ON PURPOSE to discourage people from claiming benefits we EARNED. I had 5 different adjudications in 2021 and each one was for something STUPID like they needed to verify my identity AGAIN even tho they already verified it. THEN they asked me the same questions over and over. By the time I finally got paid I was already back at work!! The state KEEPS the money they don't pay out so they have every reason to delay!!!!!

Have you tried calling them yet? You absolutely need to talk to a human ASAP to find out what those adjudication issues are about. If you can get more information, you might be able to upload the right documentation to speed things up. I went through something similar in January. Called about 30 times before getting through, but once I did, the agent told me exactly what documents they needed. I uploaded them that day and my adjudication was resolved within a week. I discovered a service called Claimyr that helped me get through to ESD when I couldn't get past the busy signals. Their website (claimyr.com) has a video demo of how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 - it basically holds your place in line so you don't have to keep redialing. Worked for me when nothing else did!

I used claimyr last month when I had a similar issue! Totally worth it. Got through to ESD in about 45 minutes instead of spending days trying to call. The agent was able to see that one of my adjudication issues was just that they needed proof of my layoff, which I emailed right away.

hey not to freak u out more but check if they sent u a questionnaire cuz sometimes they send those through eservices and if u miss the deadline to answer it makes everything take way longer. happened to me.

Great catch about the questionnaire! That's exactly what likely triggered the adjudication. Here's what you should know: 1. Answer the questionnaire completely and accurately 2. For the job separation reason, make sure you clearly state the business closed permanently and you were laid off (not that you quit) 3. Keep filing your weekly claims even while in adjudication 4. If you have any documentation from your employer about the closure (letter, email, etc.), upload that to your documents section The fact that this was a business closure should make your adjudication fairly straightforward. Just make sure to clearly document that this was not a voluntary separation on your part.

When I had an adjudication last year I also had good luck contacting my state representative's office. They have liaisons who can sometimes help speed things up when your case is stuck. Just google your district and "state representative" and there should be a constituent services contact on their website.

Just wanted to follow up - how's your claim going? Did filling out the questionnaire help resolve anything?