Won ESD appeal but no payment after 2 weeks - how to actually reach a human?

Congrats on winning your appeal! That's a big victory, seriously. But yeah, the payment delay is frustrating but unfortunately normal. In my experience, it takes ESD about 3-4 weeks to process payments after an appeal decision. They're supposed to do it within 10 business days but that rarely happens. The system is completely overwhelmed still. As for reaching a real person, I was in the same boat until I found this service called Claimyr. They basically hold your place in line and call you back when they get an ESD agent on the line. Saved me hours of frustration. Their website is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. After trying for 2 weeks to get through on my own, I got an agent in about 2 hours using their service.

The official process is that after an OAH decision, ESD has to "implement" the judge's order, which means they have to recalculate your benefits and update your claim in their system. This process can take 2-3 weeks, sometimes longer if there are any complications with your specific claim. Do you see anything in your eServices account that says "Decision Status: Implementation in Progress" or anything about "Adjudication"? Sometimes they put the claim back into adjudication to process the changes ordered by the judge. If it's been more than 3 weeks since you received the order, you should contact your state representative's office. They have special channels to reach ESD and can often get things moving faster.

i had literly the EXACT same thing happen in February!!! won my appeal and then NOTHING for weeks. so annoying!!! what finally worked for me was calling RIGHT when they open at 8am sharp. still took like 20 tries but i finally got thru. the lady told me my claim needed "manual implementation" bcuz the system doesnt automatically update after appeals. took 5 weeks total to get paid after my appeal win. hang in there!!!

The whole ESD system is DESIGNED to make you give up! They deny legitimate claims hoping people won't appeal, then when you win the appeal they drag their feet paying you hoping you'll just go away. I had to wait SIX WEEKS after winning my appeal before I saw a dime, and that was only after I contacted my state senator who lit a fire under them. The unemployment system in this state is completely broken and nobody seems to care.

Something else to try - call the technical support line instead of the regular claims line. Sometimes they can transfer you to a claims specialist after verifying your identity. The tech support line is usually less busy. Also, don't forget that ESD has specific callback hours where they're supposed to return messages left with them. Did you try the callback option?

my cousin works at esd (not saying which office lol) and she says they're WAY behind on processing appeal stuff right now. like hundreds of cases behind. she said to keep checking ur eservices account because sometimes they process the payment but the notification email doesn't go out. did u check ur bank account directly too? sometimes it deposits before the esd website updates.

I was in your exact situation last year. After my hearing, I had to wait almost a month for payment. What ended up working was contacting the Unemployment Law Project - they have advocates who can sometimes intervene with ESD. Also, I found that calling on Wednesday afternoons was somehow better than other times. Less busy for some reason? Hang in there!

UPDATE: I finally got through using the Claimyr service someone mentioned above! The ESD agent told me my case was flagged for "manual processing" due to the appeal decision, but it hadn't been assigned to anyone yet. She expedited it and said I should see payments within 5-7 business days. She also backfilled all my weekly claims that were in limbo during the appeal process. What a relief! Thanks everyone for your advice.