How to speak to a representative at SDI (State Disability Insurance) EDD Employment Department CA WigglyCheese 3.63K subscribers Subscribe 44K views 1 year ago IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE REGARDING. Select one of the following options to contact the EDD. 1-5-1-1-0 worked for me on the first try. Omg the best trick ever is to call the 1800# after pressing one when the guy says "welcome" listen to the long dreadful message an press 6-7-1 fast and then you'll be asked for your ss# and be put on hold for the next person! The 1-833-978-2511 and when the welcome greeting came on, I hit 15110 and I then heard elevator music. And I also sent a note to the Governor as one comment suggested. Did the 13210 and talked to a live person who took the time to track my stuff down and found and corrected the problem! These are some general tips you can follow: Tips to communicate appropriately and respectfully with and about an individual with a disability. If they say PLEASE HOLD.. youre golden! And found you!!! Whats the Inglewood office address? Wow thank you so much. After trying many of the above combos all of which ended in the message about an a bad selection and told to try again.. This worked for me, but I am on hold saying its a 20 minute wait time now. Thank You! So dont give up, people! Whoever posted that SB County number THANK YOU!! I tried all the key press combinations mentioned above but only 1-6-7-*-7-2-SSN-1 worked and I was disconnected by too many people waiting over and over again. What a joke! For SDI, I called 800-480-3287 and pressed 1-3-1-6-2-0. You know I have tried and tired to get in contact with a human since April!!! 5/9/2020-5/9/2020-5/16/2020-5/30/2020 on these dates my claims went threw I got my confirmation # and everything but on STATUS It says pending! just keep calling keep pressing 0. She was surprised when I asked her if she spoke English because she asked why I was calling the Vietnamese number. Definitely try different numbers, if the first doesnt work. Im not an idiot and we all need to see what is happening. Second, I never was able to get through on the 800-300-5616 number BUT I did get through the 833-978-2511 number the trick to this number is this: Call MANY times, I think the first time it took me 67 calls to finally get through, IF YOU HEAR THANK YOU hang up! this is not first time I am calling. When calling via the California Relay Service (711), provide the Disability Insurance number (1-800-480-3287) to the operator. I have been pulling my hair out trying to reach a live person for CA SDI. Can somebody tell me why its been 4 weeks and it still has pending did I do something wrong everything seems rite except my money going threw! And how long did it take? Looks like the 213-477-140x numbers are out of service. When someone answers just state your calling regarding your Disability , you will be transferred to the Disability Dept. When you hear the prompt press 0 as many times as it lets you until it has a busy sound. Then continued to hit 0 each time the message comes back on. I dialed the number (415) 315-7200 after more than 200 hundred tries and a few hours. Getting through to a live person, a real human at EDD: Chances are you will have questions or need help filing your California Unemployment claim, plus you will have to have at least one initial telephone interview. I called it on monday and a lady said they would call me back and its been 5 days now. I even called the mayors office and they also put me on a call back list. I was advised to call after 2pm since wait times are shorter. There are MILLIONS of people calling due to that fact the everyone filed their original claim at the same time last year, which means everyone is going through all of this at the same time this year, having to file new claims ID VERIFICATION. Okay so I finally resolved my issue wanted to post some tips in case anyone else is in this position. Use. Called 1-916-654-9140 asked for EDD, explained that I have been getting disconnected all week while calling the main line before noon, and the online system says not eligible to file claim at this time a live person answered quickly, told me to call back the next business day in the morning and they will put me through to a live person. I had success on my very first try to EDD for a disability claim. Be patient. Just wondering how true that is? After I got through they said I needed to talk to a wages expert. EDD is open up and down the state ,they say appointment only but they have no one given an appointment.They cant see us , rarely do they pick up a call and the online system is just another run around that hits another wall . 800-547-2058 wait for message to pause, then press 6 wait for message to start, then press 7 wait for message to start . ncaa 14 rpcs3 settings 2022. edd disability log in. Great tip, and thanks for sharing! thank you!!!!! Did you provide citizenship documentation? jack hibbs endorsements. Dont give any info to anyone before you are sure who you are talking to. It may take as long as 20-30 minutes for someone to pick up, but it could also be just a couple minutes. I usually only have to redial (back to back) 4-5 times before Im put in the queue. He said: ok dont hang up. Its a chore but you might as well give it a shot. Ive been using 1-3-1-1-1-0-0. A lot of the accts that are stuck on pending are due to needing to file a new claim . Many went unanswered, leaving some Californians in the lurch for months. I hope there is light at the end of the Tunnel, I have been waiting since first week of January. Do it as Jesika said. Employment Development Department. They CANCELED my payments for no reason, I got my first two payments then BAM canceled, I tried calling so many numbers and spoke to 3 reps who all gave me different answers and zero help, one even suggested that BofA refused their payment, of course I called bofa and they denied its even possible to refuse payments on their end. The person Im speaking with is super friendly, she has sort of a thick accent so its a little hard to understand a few words here and there, but its a million times better than calling that number repeatedly, hitting a bunch of numbers, and then being told that the queue is too long and to try again later. The EDD's phone lines are notoriously tangled as thousands of out-of-work Californians try to find out what has become of their benefits. Heres where you can try your # combos. Call 1- 800-514-0301 (TTY: 1- 833-610-1264 ). 3. Hope this helps someone else, Finally got through! I live in Sacramento area but the 415# worked great. One retry I got welcome to greeting & immediately pressed 1. By the way, with the new UI Online system, if youre having problems logging in, you have to create a new account using an alternate email address! Show All Unemployment Insurance Disability Insurance Paid Family Leave Benefit Overpayment Services Payroll Taxes they were all nice she fixed everything quickly. Just like everything else gov. Be a pest. Amazing job everyone! The (415) number worked for me this morning!!!! Thank you all for the big big help. As explained above. It took me about an hour to get my issue resolved because the first rep gave me brief but unclear information. It might take a couple of hours, but somebody will eventually pick up. 7 million in California over a four-week period the EDD expanded its phone service hours from 8 . After hours of trying to call in and getting disconnected because too many people were on the line, I tried it again. Had to dial 0 every few minutes, until suddenly i had the friendliest representative help me out and take care of my claim. Though she wasnt authorized to do everything for me, she gave me all of the info I needed to get things done and even helped ease some of the concerns I called with from not being able to reach my interviewer again (they called me at 11:50, and then hung up on me at exactly 12:00 pm when they close). praying i can get this pending status resolved and not disconnected again. THIS WORKSor worked for me!! I finally got called back! Hit 0 as soon as it picks up. GUYS DONT GIVE UP AND CONTINUE TO CALL THE NUMBER! I got the thank you message and pressed 131620. This time I pressed 131620, and immediately pressed 554, it routed me somewhere, and I pressed 2. ago [removed] I called again today (Sunday) on the 833 line. Please hd for the next available representative message. He made a mistake on it. They cant fix it themselves since they are a switchboard?? Dont give up ! Thank you for posting this useful info. Thanks Terri! Sometimes when calling the 833 number after it says welcome and after punching in the 6-7-1 it would tell me thank you for calling the unemployment blah blah blah if that happens just hang up and call the 833 number again until you hear welcome and then punch in 6-7-1 and hopefully you takes you straight to the music (it took me like 7 tries to get to the music and not tell me thank you). Pick your language, enter the phone number. She helped me with the questions i had. This puts you on a list to be called back directly within 24 to 48 hours. This is works! Easily sign the pistol license suffolk county with your finger.pa doe license availability by wmu. 15110 worked for me. I encourage everyone to shoot and email to Jerry Browns office telling them how poorly run EDD is. OMG Finally I called 800-300-5616 and used 1-5-1-1-0 and ONE MINUTE later I was speaking to a real person. I missed the call and the lady left me a message telling me the exact time/day of when her next call to me would be and that the number would show up blocked. AT&T U-verse: Call 1-800-288-2020. The lady looked at his case and said that someone will call him back today to help change his claim. I was on hold for most of the time, but it was worth it because my payments went through after waiting for two weeks. Still not getting ahold of anyone. Would greatly appreciate any info on disability shortcuts All I want to say is this THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! PRESS 0 (You dont have to wait for the system to blah blah blah through more stupid information) Was transferred to one person, then another, and was done within 10 minutes. everyone and stay safe !! The very next day I got a call from EDD. They answered me less the 20 minutes! ANY of the direct case worker numbers (213-477-140x). I dont think is is the EDD as they have continued to constant hire people to be able to fully assist. Ive been trying to get through to a live person for weeks now to no avail. It is a very helpful resource. Try again tomorrow. beretta a400 xtreme parts. I was called back the same day, however, the rep could not help with my particular issue, it did have to be addressed by the main office. WE NEED OUR MONEY governor Newsom! I definitely have learned that it's better trying this method first to talk with EDD versus the online form. They asked for my SS # and transferred me. Thank you for the information. Honestly- This is an absolute CRIME!!! She said she will call I found a recording asking if I want to leave a message and be called back, or wait for 11 minutes. Over a yr ago we were told to shut down , there are steps in place to ensure peoples needs are met . *or should i hang up and keep calling (sorry typo). Dial (833)-978-2511 Press # Then after you press #, you will listen to a voice message you cannot bypass this; the wait is about 1 minute and 19 seconds. No ring. And keep pressing 0! Hooray! So they kept transferring to me different reps until I got, Dominique, whos awesome and took the time to give me solid information on my claim. I need the money but I cant stress anymore. I was placed on an identity verification hold and have had my payments halted for over a month now. the 800 number has never worked for me in 20yrs.. get creative and determined. Yes, the Vietnamese line worked FAST ! GUYS THE vietnamese LINE WORKS!!!!! I proceeded to enter 1-5-1-1-0 suggestion and it worked. I did that for an hour and half and I eventually gave up. Call the 415 number dont give up !!! Does anyone know how to get ahold of the disability unemployment? WE NEED TO STOP BEING THE STUPID PEOPLE THEY CREATED SYSTEMS TO CHEAT . Still pending? What are they doing to us all? Got this text from my gf I heard by a resource person that works for unemployment to call this number (833) 978-2511 Then dial 1 keep trying until ur put on hold For me, I am waiting for them simply to process my ID.Fax (866) 517-3830. To reach a tier 2 person at the california edd dial this number: There are two types of representatives you will speak with when you call edd new calling service center. dial 1-2-3-0 to speak to a representative. A very kind gentleman answered the phone and helped me in 10 minutes to fix my disqualification status and got me payed out. Drives me nuts. But if you think they wont answer if they know who is calling, then try another combination or another number which doesnt request your ssn. So I tried this one listed here initially and I got right through to the waiting line: If you get the message that there are enough number of callers, call later, hang up and dial again. That can resolve the issue. They called back in about 25min and it was a live person. I tried another 5-6 times until the call went through and I was on hold for about 3 min and finally I was able to speak to someone that answered my questions.. Good luck. I think they changed it; I got the Welcome to message and tried the key combos but it still said Were way too busy and hung up. NO WAIT. Thank you so much,after weeks of trying I tried the 15110 and worked out great, called around 10:30 AM and only waited 1 minute to speak to a representative. Hello. 800-300-5616 1-5-1-1-0 works! I missed my interview this morning when my phone didnt notify me that a call was coming in. Its their JOB to intercede on your behalf with the EDD. I called the 800 number and got the Thank you for calling message. Press #1 to select English for language then 3-2-1-0.. you be told you will put on hold to wait for representative or have someone call you back..I am still on hold been 29 minutes. They scheduled a call back for between 2-3 days which I will be anxiously waiting for. I live in the L.A area and Mann trust me people this is legit!! Finally, after 20+ times I was able to reach Edd. Ask EDD If you do not have a UI Online account and have a question about UI, or you would like to report fraud, you can Ask EDD. I think all we can do at this point, unfortunately, is to just wait. This has to be fixed. Any updates to share? The phone number 415-351-7200 works! Say the phone number associated with the account and wait to be connected. Thank You!!!!!!! I havent been called back yet, going on 4 days. Lovely lady picked up and saw they had a computer crash and it sent my file to basically a desert. Whats with that? TECH SUPPORT: 855-327-7058. I know how annoying and hard it can be to get through. Talked to a representative. I tried another 5-6 times until the call went through and I was on hold for about 3 min and finally I was able to speak to someone that answered my questions. SoI dialed the expanded online assistance # (833-978-2511) several times, pressed different # combos, no luck. Thank you! Thats what happens when too many people are calling in. More pleading got me to a very nice woman who was super helpful! Unemployment Insurance, call 1-800-300-5616. After calling a combination of every number listed 4,642 times I still never got through. OMG what a godsend! I followed this from below today 5/31/2018: I called today 3/6/18 to SDI 1800-480-3287. the 833 number is so hard to get through. called back, on hold with person #1 for 30 mins, got transferred to 2nd person (supervisor), still on hold, going on 2 hours. Next, you have to try a key combination to skip through to a live person. There doesnt seem to be a possibility to try to combinations provided. 1-5-1-1-0!!!! Feb 21 #DidYouKnow that you can receive Paid Family Leave benefits within 12 months of when a child enters your family through foster care or adoption? It is too bad we cannot listen for the prompts and get a real person. They operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PDT. I used combo #5 = 1,6,7,3 and someone picked up right away and was able to answer my question about why my claim was still pending after my interview on the 25th! . I tried the Orange County line today (2/8/21) and got through. Chances are you will have questions or need help filing your California Unemployment claim, plus you will have to have at least one initial telephone interview. Waited on hold for 40 minutes. Just call their after hours line,,,,,833-978-2511. " wait 3 days, then call back and put in new requestfinally ANSWER your phone when they call, they usually call with no caller id so take off any blocks you have on your phone for no caller idsthey may have called you but your phone sent them to voice mailanyways I hope this info helps, Good luck! The 415 number says the office is closed. The 1800 number isnt working and I call as 8 am on the dot and it already says maximum callers and hangs up. The system was closing at noon before our current Gov. I immediately tried calling the Orange County Line (714-687-4400) and asked to speak to someone about my claim. Havent seen any activity on my account, let alone I havent received one dime since I filed and Im owed $8,000.00 backlog pay. They call from a blocked caller ID so remove any blocks you may have on your phone for no caller ids.My first request for a callback was Monday, no one called so I called Thursday and placed a 2nd request and someone called me Fridaygood luck! When to File a Complaint According to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hotels, restaurants, and certain places of entertainment must provide disability access. For information on local SDI offices, visit our Office Locator. 213-477-1404 Never able to get ahold of someone. Bless you for posting this! Thank you. If not you are transferred back to main line which ties up the phone lines even more . Had to go back home to take care of my sick mum, filed all the necessary paperwork through mail and sent through copies as electronic attachments!! I sent it in on Monday, by Friday I get an email for the EDD that my money is in the mail. Thank you! tried dialing all these numbers nothing worked. It then rang busy. Ive tried 1 877 238 4373 with options 124 to get into queue but its always full. If you hear the message starting with, Thank you for calling, hang up the phone because you will never get through to a live person. And only open from 8am to 12? Im waiting in a callback from the main edd line and its been 2 days with no callback so far. Hit 1 Its not like were a low tax state. Good luck! Help!!! Log in, then select Contact Us to get started. This could have been handled much better. Any help getting past the automated message faster and being put on hold or getting to a real person would be awesome! Did they ever call you back?! What did you say to your state rep? According to their website theyre supposed to be open from 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m..I drove there to, And theyre only open from 8 to 11:00 a.m., youre not allowed to enter the office. Oh, by the way, she also said as soon as you send EDD an email inquiry regarding your account, Which I did daily, it automatically suspends any activity on your account until either you call them or they call you. :), Free Report eBook: Beginner DSLR Photography, Please Confirm Your Email Address to Complete Your Subscription and Get Your Free eBook, PC vs Mac in 2021 - Which Is Better? Wow!!!! THIS WORKS! Just like the guy above said After you dial the Vietnamese number dial 1-3-5-7 then zero. Couple minutes later a lady answered and she was friendly. Thank you for sharing the number combinations and I tried all of them I never got in always the prerecorded. Id been trying for 2 days to the 800 number. Just reached sdi representative. I had to press 0 over and over at the message that said our representatives are currently busy please stay on the line or call back later and was on hold for about 1 hour. First try at 800-300-5616 1-5-1-1-0 and got thru. 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