Won my ESD appeal hearing - how long until I receive my backpay?

Congrats on winning your appeal! In my experience (won my appeal back in February), it took about 10-14 days for the payments to start processing. I didn't have to do anything - they just started showing as 'paid' in my eServices account. Make sure you keep filing your weekly claims like normal while you wait. If you don't see movement within 2 weeks, then I'd suggest calling ESD to check on the status. Just be prepared to wait on hold FOREVER.

I won an appeal in January 2025 and it was a bit of a mixed bag. The letter said I won, but then my online account still showed disqualified for about 3 more weeks. I ended up having to call ESD multiple times before someone actually updated my claim status. Once they did that, I got my backpay in two separate deposits about 3 days apart. The whole process took almost a month from winning the appeal to money in my account. Make sure to check your eServices account daily and screenshot everything! ESD makes mistakes and it helps to have documentation.

If you need to reach ESD faster to check on your backpay status, I highly recommend using Claimyr. I was in a similar situation after winning my appeal and couldn't get through to ESD for days. Claimyr got me connected to an actual ESD agent in less than 30 minutes instead of spending hours redialing. Their service helped me resolve a processing delay with my backpay. You can see a video of how it works at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Their website is claimyr.com if you want to check it out.

Listen, don't leave this to chance. Their "automatic" system is NOT reliable. I won my appeal back in November and nothing happened for 3 weeks. I finally got someone on the phone who told me there was a "system flag" that needed to be removed manually. So yea, you probably DO need to contact them. Another thing - check if your weekly claims during the appeal period show as "processing" or still as "disqualified" in your eServices account. If they still say disqualified, definitely call.

congrats on the win! mine took like 8 days to get paid out after i won my appeal last year. but my friend waited almost a month? i think it depends how backed up they are honestly

My brother just went through this. Important thing to know: after appeal decisions, ESD has to MANUALLY update your claim. It's not automatic! The OAH (Office of Administrative Hearings) sends the decision to ESD, but ESD has to do something in their system. He called the special collections unit at 360-486-5817 (different than regular ESD) and that helped speed things up. Got his backpay about 10 days after calling. Good luck!

i won my appeal in march and STILL haven't gotten all my backpay!!! they paid me for 6 weeks but im missing 4 more weeks of payments!!! been calling for WEEKS and they just keep saying "it's being processed" whatever that means!!! the whole system is a JOKE!!!

One thing no one's mentioned yet - make sure your payment method is set up correctly in eServices. I've seen people win appeals, then their backpay was sent to an old debit card or closed bank account. Double-check your payment settings while you're waiting!

UPDATE: I just received my first backpay deposit! $4,600 hit my account this morning - exactly 11 days after getting the appeal decision. Called yesterday using that special collections number that someone suggested, and apparently that did the trick. The agent said the remaining amount should come through within 72 hours. Thanks everyone for your help with this!