By the way, to everyone saying it's fine - the problem isn't always about eligibility! Sometimes ESD calculates your benefit amount wrong and then realizes it later. My friend was getting $890 a week for three weeks, then suddenly they said his actual benefit was only supposed to be $670 and he had to pay back over $600! So even if you ARE approved, they can still mess up the amount and demand repayment. The whole system is just broken beyond belief.

update? did u get the official letter yet? im curious cuz im still waiting on my first payment 😩

I'm in the same boat right now actually. Mine switched to pending yesterday but I'm just gonna wait til Monday and see what happens. Last time I stressed myself out for nothing. The pending status doesn't always mean anything bad.

Thanks everyone for the advice. I think I'll wait until Monday before panicking. Sounds like this happens a lot with ESD's system showing 'pending' even when things are actually processing normally. If nothing shows up by Tuesday morning, I'll try using that Claimyr service to get through to someone. Will update here once I know what happens!

My brother had his claim stuck four months!! He called governors office and nothing happened for almost 3 weeks, then suddenly everything was fixed and he got backpay for everything. So dont give up hope but also dont expect miracles tomorrow. The system is totally broken.

One thing I learned from my experience - when your claim does get approved after adjudication, if you're owed backpay, it typically shows up 2-3 business days after the approval. Just so you can plan accordingly once you see movement on your claim status.

I don't want to scare you but BE PREPARED for them to side with your employer. My hearing was a complete joke - the judge interrupted me constantly and seemed to have made up his mind before I even spoke. The whole system is designed to deny benefits! I had to appeal the appeal and that took ANOTHER 2 months. Make sure you record the hearing (they'll tell you how) so you have evidence if you need to escalate.

Just wanted to mention - my sister works at WorkSource and she said they offer free workshops on preparing for unemployment appeal hearings. Might be worth checking if your local office has something similar? They can help you organize your evidence and practice answering the types of questions the judge might ask.

To provide some clarity on this topic: ESD processes weekly claims in batches, with the primary batch running Sunday night around 11pm. Claims submitted before this cutoff will typically be processed for payment on Monday, with funds arriving Tuesday or Wednesday depending on your bank and payment method. Submitting on Sunday at 7pm (as you did) falls well within the standard processing window. The system allows submissions until the end of the following Saturday, but this extended period is for claim validity purposes, not for timely payment processing. For most direct deposit recipients who file before the Sunday night cutoff, funds typically appear Tuesday morning. Paper checks take 2-3 additional mail days. Job search requirements and timely claim filing are separate issues - as long as you completed your 3 required job search activities during the week and reported them before the Sunday night processing batch, your payment should arrive on the normal schedule.

UPDATE: Just wanted to let everyone know my payment hit my bank account this morning as usual! Thanks for all the reassurance - seems like submitting on Sunday evening worked out fine after all. Definitely going to try to get back to my Friday morning routine though to avoid the stress!