Won my ESD appeal - how long until payment arrives?

Congrats on winning your appeal! I went through this last summer and it took about 10-14 days for ESD to process my back payments after receiving the favorable decision. Here's what happened in my case: 1. I received the appeal decision letter (like you just did) 2. About 5 days later, my online account status changed from "disqualified" to "paid" 3. The back payments were processed in a batch about 4 days after that 4. The money hit my direct deposit account 2 business days after processing So all in all, just under 2 weeks from decision to money in my account. One tip: if your account still shows "disqualified" after 7 days, call ESD directly. Sometimes they need to manually apply the appeal decision to your claim.

dont count on any specific timeline with esd. took me over a MONTH to get my backpay after winning appeal. their system is trash and nobody knows what their doing. good luck!!

I just went through this exact situation in January of this year! First, CONGRATS on winning your appeal - it's not easy! In my case, it took exactly 17 days from when I received my favorable OAH decision until the money showed up. What happened was my ESD account stayed in "disqualified" status for almost 2 weeks, which made me super nervous. I called ESD every single day but could never get through - always got the "high call volume" message and disconnected. I finally found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me through to an actual ESD representative after trying for days. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 The ESD rep told me they have a special team that processes appeal decisions, and mine was in the queue. Sure enough, 3 days later, everything updated and I got all my back payments at once. Huge relief! So I'd say give it 2 weeks, and if nothing changes, try getting through to a live person.

The timeline depends on several factors. ESD is required to implement OAH decisions, but there's no strict deadline for processing payments after a favorable appeal. Based on my experience assisting claimants: * Simpler cases typically take 7-14 days for payment processing * Complex cases (multiple issues or large backpay amounts) can take 2-4 weeks * Your $8,200 backpay amount might trigger additional verification steps One important thing to understand: you will need to file weekly claims for any weeks not already claimed, even retroactively. The system won't automatically pay you for weeks you haven't certified for, even if the appeal decision says you're eligible. I recommend: 1. Continue filing weekly claims if you're still unemployed 2. Check that all past weeks are properly certified in your online account 3. Wait 2 weeks before contacting ESD about the payment status 4. If you call, have your appeal decision number ready Also, make sure your payment method (direct deposit or debit card) is correctly set up in your account to avoid further delays.

my cousin went through this last month and she said it took 3 days to get paid after her appeal!!!!!! but my neighbor waited like 6 weeks after winning his!!! ESD is so inconsistent it makes me crazy!!!!

I work with unemployment cases frequently, and here's what most people don't realize about post-appeal payments: After an OAH judge reverses a disqualification, the claim has to go back to ESD for re-processing. This involves: 1. The appeals unit recording the decision (1-3 business days) 2. The claim being routed to a specialist for review (3-10 business days) 3. The specialist applying the judge's decision to your specific weeks (1-5 business days) 4. The payment being processed through the system (1-3 business days) What can slow this down? If you have ANY other issues on your claim besides the one that was appealed. For example, if you had an availability issue AND a misconduct issue, but only appealed the misconduct, the availability issue might still need resolution. Your best approach is to wait 14 calendar days from receiving the decision. If you haven't seen any account changes by then, call ESD directly and specifically ask for the "appeals implementation unit." Regular claims agents often can't help with post-appeal processing.

i won my appeal in december and STILL havent got paid!!! ive called like 20 times and every rep tells me something different. one says "its processing" another says "theres another issue on your claim" and another says "looks good should be any day now" for TWO MONTHS!!! the whole system is broken and they dont care about us at all

One thing to note: If your appeal victory was based on a "procedural" issue rather than a direct finding about your eligibility, ESD might still need to complete their fact-finding process before issuing payment. For example, if the judge overturned ESD's decision because they missed deadlines or didn't properly notify you, ESD might still need to investigate your actual eligibility before paying benefits. Based on your description that "the employer didn't provide sufficient evidence," it sounds like a substantive ruling in your favor, which is good news for faster payment. Just be aware that the online status may not update immediately even when processing is underway.