Why am I still disqualified for benefits even after ESD approval letter?

The same thing happened to me in March! My claim was approved but weeks stayed as disqualified. Turns out there was a job search compliance issue they never told me about. Have you been doing your 3 job search activities every week and documenting them properly? That's what was flagging mine.

This is actually a common technical issue in the ESD system right now. Your claim can be approved generally, but each individual week might have a separate issue that's causing the disqualification. Here's what you need to do: 1. Check your letters in eServices - look for any that mention 'fact finding' or 'adjudication' for specific weeks 2. Look at each disqualified week individually - hover over the status and it might show different disqualification reasons for different weeks 3. Most importantly, you need to speak with a claims specialist, not just a general agent. The front-line phone staff often can't see or fix these disconnects between claim approval and weekly disqualifications.

some times the computer just messs up ur claim. my freind had this happen and he went to the worksource office in person and talked to somone who did somethin on there computer and fixed it the same day. might be worth a try if theres 1 near u

I've helped several people with this exact issue. What's happening is there's likely a "conditional approval" on your claim. This means your overall claim is approved, but there's a specific issue with each week that needs to be addressed. The most common reasons for this disconnect: 1. Income reporting issues - Did you report any part-time work during these weeks? 2. Availability questions - Did you answer "no" to being able and available for work on any weekly claim? 3. Job search verification - Even though you did your activities, there might be a flag requiring verification 4. Separation issue still in adjudication - Your overall claim might be approved but they're still investigating your job separation You definitely need to speak with a claims specialist who can see the specific codes on your account. Regular agents at the front desk of WorkSource often can't access this level of detail.

I had to deal with this back in January - approved claim but disqualified weeks. For me it was because they had my employer's response to my initial claim but they never updated the weekly statuses. I WASTED SOOOOO MUCH TIME trying to call ESD. Literally 50+ calls, always disconnected or on hold for hours just to be told they can't help. I finally got through to someone who could actually help by using Claimyr.com - it's a service that connects you with an ESD agent, usually within about 15-20 minutes. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 that shows how it works. The agent I got was able to see that my weeks were stuck in some verification queue and manually pushed them through to paid status. Hope this helps!

ESD IS A JOKE!!!! I went thru EXACLTY this in April!!!! Approved claim but every week said DISQUALIFIED for 2 MONTHS!!!! They kept telling me "it's processing" but nobody could tell me WHY or when I'd get paid!!! Finally someone admitted there was a SYSTEM GLITCH with my claim!!! They had to manually fix each week!!!! THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS BROKEN and they don't care we can't pay our bills while they "fix" things!!!

Quick update - since you mentioned working part-time for one week and reporting $320, that might actually explain everything. When you have part-time earnings, that week often goes into a separate review queue, and sometimes this triggers a review of all surrounding weeks too. The system does this to verify the earnings don't continue in other weeks. Your best approach is to: 1. Call and specifically ask to speak with a claims specialist about "part-time earnings verification holding up payment on an approved claim" 2. Have your pay stub or proof of those earnings ready 3. Ask them to check if there's a "weekly claims hold code" on your account that needs to be removed If they can verify your part-time earnings were reported correctly, they can often release all the weeks at once.

did u check ur spam email folder? sometimes they send u emails bout why ur disqualified but they go to spam. my weeks were disqualified cuz they said i didnt do job search but the email went to spam so i didnt know

UPDATE: Finally got through to ESD today! You all were right - it was related to that part-time work week. Apparently that one week triggered a review of my entire claim. The agent manually verified my earnings and pushed all my weeks through to paid status! She said the money should be on my card within 48 hours. Such a relief! Thanks to everyone for the advice and support through this frustrating process.

Great news! This is exactly why speaking with the right specialist matters. For anyone else reading this thread with similar issues, always ask for a claims specialist who can see the detailed status codes on your account. General agents often can't see or fix these specific problems. Glad it worked out!

So happy for you! It's such a relief when these things finally get sorted out. Thanks for updating us - gives me hope that the system does eventually work even if it takes way too long!