Won ESD appeal - when will backpay arrive after favorable ruling?

Congratulations on winning your appeal! In my experience, ESD needs about 10-14 business days to process the back payments after receiving the judge's final order. The judge has to submit their decision to ESD first, and then ESD has to manually adjust your claim. If your account still shows 'under review' after 2 weeks, I'd definitely call them to check the status. And yes, all those weekly claims you filed should automatically be processed for payment once the system updates with the appeal decision.

i won my appeal last year took almost 3 weeks to get paid but they did backpay every week i claimed while waiting for the hearing no need to refile them or anything

ESD is TERRIBLE at processing anything in a timely manner! Won my appeal in Dec and didn't get paid until MID FEBRUARY! Had to call them SEVEN times before someone actually fixed the issue. Their system doesn't always update automatically after the judge's decision. DON'T WAIT - be proactive and call them!!! The longer you wait the longer it takes to get your $$$ that's rightfully yours!

If you're struggling to reach an ESD agent (which is likely), I'd recommend trying Claimyr. Used their service last month when I was in a similar situation after winning my appeal. They got me through to an actual human at ESD within 25 minutes instead of spending days trying to get through. Their website is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. The agent I reached was able to expedite my backpay when I explained my situation.

congrats on winning!! not to be pessimistic but my sister had to call them after her appeal win, turns out theres another form they needed her to submit but nobody told her?! so weird. def call to make sure everythings good.

I'm a claims specialist (not with ESD but different state) and here's what happens behind the scenes: after the appeal ruling, the Office of Administrative Hearings sends the decision to ESD. Then ESD has to 1) update your claim status, 2) remove any disqualifications, 3) manually review all pending weeks, and 4) issue payments. Each step can take 2-3 business days depending on workload. If you're in a dire financial situation, call and ask for an expedited hardship review - mention potential eviction if that's your situation. This can speed things up significantly.

wait u guys r getting thru to ESD on the phone?? ive been trying for days and it just says high call volume and hangs up on me lol

Quick update to my earlier comment - I just checked with a friend who won their appeal in January 2025. They received their backpay exactly 12 business days after the judge's decision. They did call ESD once during that time just to confirm everything was processing correctly. Their payments came as one lump sum for all the weeks they claimed during the appeal waiting period.

UPDATE: Finally got through to ESD this morning! They confirmed they received the judge's decision but it was still in their processing queue. The agent was able to expedite it when I explained my housing situation. She said I should expect to see the payments in my account within 3-5 business days. Thank you all for your advice - especially the tip about mentioning hardship review!