Hit 1 YES, it is virtually impossible getting through EDD. Good luck. I am so tired of this and not sure what to do 2 months Ive been waiting. First of all, they Canceled my payments because I accidentally certified both by mail and online for the same week, so getting duplicate certifications canceled my payment all together. GUYS DONT GIVE UP AND CONTINUE TO CALL THE NUMBER! No wonder CA is broke. Tried all the great suggestions listed from as far back as a year ago. I definitely have learned that it's better trying this method first to talk with EDD versus the online form. It is too bad we cannot listen for the prompts and get a real person. CALL I called this 415-351-7200 around 8am Many went unanswered, leaving some Californians in the lurch for months. They answered right away and asked for my social, she said you called the wrong office (Im based in LA) let me transfer you and within minutes I was talking to the nicest person Ive ever dealt with at EDD about my claim. I even tried calling the number multiple times at the same time, merging all the calls into one call to increase the chances of someone picking up. I cant believe I spoke to human. California cant hire people to answer the phones? Did they end up calling back? Good luck! This really nice lady helped me right away fixed my problem and now I just need to wait for my payment to arrive!! But she was nice enough to ask me if I had any questions about my UI claim, which I didnt. Im currently waiting for the first time in 40 attempts at calling. 619-525-4995 (call after 12pm) It only took him about 3 minutes and he had my account straightened out. tried dialing all these numbers nothing worked. The governor should Intervene! You hang up and dial again until you finally getting put on hold to wait. 1406 Comments Lilia 4/17/2013 09:52:36 am Was transferred to one person, then another, and was done within 10 minutes. I usually only have to redial (back to back) 4-5 times before Im put in the queue. I got a callback and missed the call so now here I am on hold again so now I will have my phone with me at ALL times so that when they call back I can actually be helped. If we keep calling and not acting im sure that 1.4 million suspended accounts and all the owed money to these accounts adds up to someone ,no all that know about it, going to jail or fired. I was so angry my doctor put in my extension late and said it was my fault and that I would not be getting paid for that week. I had to be transferred once. He said: ok dont hang up. it took 35 minutes to get through and while the lady was kind, she could not process an unemployment claim (only disability claims). If it hasnt been taken out of your wages it will be in our future. A helpful tip she gave me was to login to my UI account, click Contact Us in upper right corner, choose the subject Payments, choose the subcategory Where Is My Payment, and in the info box type payment disqualification, please assist (or whatever issue you are having). I live in the L.A area and Mann trust me people this is legit!! I was placed on an identity verification hold and have had my payments halted for over a month now. I finally got through but they told me the same thing that someone would call me back. I reopened my Unemployment Benefits 04/12/2020. If you get the message that there are enough number of callers, call later, hang up and dial again. So just waiting for the next three days. Im trying to call the 415 number. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Unemployment Insurance, call 1-800-300-5616. If you are unable to complete your tax return because of a disability, you may be able to obtain assistance from an IRS office or the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or Tax Counseling for the Elderly Programs sponsored by IRS. Dont waste your time calling the main number from EDD. The best phone number for California Employment Development Department (EDD) is their 800-300-5616 customer service phone number, and you can get the details . Had to dial 0 every few minutes, until suddenly i had the friendliest representative help me out and take care of my claim. BUT I got to talk to a person!! 1-1-* 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. Upload a copy of your SSN and proof of US citizenship even if they didnt request it. Finally about 2:30 a real person answered on the 415-351-7200 number. Combination 4: 1-6-7-3. FYI: The following numbers listed in the main article are now disconnected: 530-741-4151 Had to wait 28 minutes but it was worth it. Got through quickly today, just had to wait after getting through.perhaps 30 minutes.. ***Direct line-833-978-2511 If you had to apply via fax or mail, it wont wok for you. Now I am holding waiting for the next representative to help me! Squeaky wheel gets the grease. ,banks and no problem talking to anyone . Without entering the rest of my # combo, suddenly elevator music came on. If individuals opted in for SMS text alerts, messages are sent from 510-74 or 918-06 to the phone number listed on the unemployment claim. Any other suggestions? Im very suspicious about if this number is legitimate or not. Thats nuts. instructions: CLICK. I have worked 47 years in this country and never had to file any unemployment or asked for any help and now its like one is begging for Bread Daily. If you contact State Disability Insurance (SDI) using our toll-free phone numbers, staff is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific time), Monday through Friday, except on state holidays. Kept getting that darn Max number of people! Without it, I would most likely be days into dialing with no relief or answers in sight. It then rang busy. Do I just keep pressing 0 to continue waiting? I got through at 2:30 so if you couldnt today try the number ending in 7200 also. Thank you for posting this useful info. Trying to get a hold of someone at EDD is ridiculous. I finally put my earbuds on and went outside and sat in the sun and kept dialing on my cellphone. She forwarded me to a semi angry woman who was wondering how I got through and told me to call the 800 number. Thank you to those that figured this out ahead of time! I got right through on this number but she keeps pushing me back to 800 number NO LONGER IN SERVICE, 916-651- 5350 is the number to Adult Programs Division, California Department of Social Services not EDD. I never got a return phone call or an email and no notices I was denied. She was surprised when I asked her if she spoke English because she asked why I was calling the Vietnamese number. Thank you, I searched google after two days of trying to get through. So I did that too. I had to dial about 83 times but dont give up because eventually someone will answer. It took me about 15 tries but I got through and got the form I needed after previously trying 10 times and waiting through 7-10 minutes of prompts. Has anyone been able to get ahold of The EDD integrity and Accounting division at 1 (866) 401-2849? civilian411 1 yr. ago. How did you get it fixed mine is doing it right now, 310-680-3800press 1then 3 (worker services)might not be able to help you but can try to get you to right dept quicker. Got a call back in 6 minutes! Thank u so very much for this number. I got thru today also.and yes I pushed 0 endlessly. Ive been trying to get through to a live person for weeks now to no avail. zoopla leicester le5. I got thru in about 5 minutes. Just wondering how true that is? And keep pressing 0! Call 833-978-2511 Dont know if you get to people faster, but at least you dont get kicked off for an invalid entry. A womans voice comes up. Over a yr ago we were told to shut down , there are steps in place to ensure peoples needs are met . Log in, then select Contact Us to get started. None of these number combos worked for me! Wow!!!! Do be careful not to give your information to scammers. 1-5-1-1-0 worked for me, and the wait time was only 1 min. Then I tried the perpetual phone tree. Does anyone have a FAX number for EDD SDI ? And I also sent a note to the Governor as one comment suggested. I called this number 916 654 9140 and was able to get through. 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. Its stressful times for most when starting the process for SDIand not being able to reach anyone when you have questions regarding your next paycheck is unreasonable. 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. JLO, you are a blessing in the sky. the combination 1671 worked for me thank you. When calling via the California Relay Service (711), provide the Disability Insurance number (1-800-480-3287) to the operator. Ridiculous!! Lord please help me. I go to the EDD website and I cant even submit a claim form tells me to call them phone numbers. the San Diego number almost worked. ncaa 14 rpcs3 settings 2022. edd disability log in. Alex multiple number today to contact EDD. I called today 3/6/18 to SDI 1800-480-3287. Next, you have to try a key combination to skip through to a live person. I heard the music at 9:45 AM and at 10:24 AM the call was finally answered. Call back and do the same thing over and over again until you hear ALL REPRESENTATIVES ARE CURRENTLY BUSY HELPING OTHERS PLEASE HOLD UNTIL YOUR CALL IS ANSWERED and then you hear MUSIC!! Saw this comment was posted only a few hours ago, so i tried it. they transferred me and I waited for 2 hours only for them to hang up on me. It went right to an automatic hang up. nicest person ever i talked with. also being nice to the person that answers helps lot too. If you hear THANK YOU FOR hang up. But this is only for those who were able to apply online. Well im suffering ALOT and spending 00$$ since the beginning of Dec . The 310-330-5905 number never did anything but give me a busy signal or ring 10 times then hang up. I have figured out how to quickly bypass the prompts that are RIDICULOUSLY LONG AND REPETITIVE and get to the press 0 to speak to a representative. I encourage everyone to shoot and email to Jerry Browns office telling them how poorly run EDD is. I been sick to my stomach over a week trying reach them on the 800-300-5616 because my claim showed disqualified and that was incorrect so anyway I came across your page last night and got started at 9am and it took me a few hours but the phone number 619-525-4995 someone answered that phone so when it says press 0 if you want to hold keep doing it and if it disconnects call and do it again, they will pick up! 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. How to speak to a representative at SDI (State Disability Insurance) EDD Employment Department CA When you fill out your application, you need to set up a PIN that you will use to log into the CONNECT system and claim your benefits. The Sacramento office worked for me! Best times to call seem to be around 10:15 a.m. or between 6 or 7 p.m. To reach an EDD representative about an existing claim, try pressing 1 during the first recording, then press 2, then press 4. Eventually it will put me in the hold queue.. It might take a couple of hours, but somebody will eventually pick up. I used the 415-351-7200 (San Bernadino) number they transferred m to 2 other people. So I tried this one listed here initially and I got right through to the waiting line: OMGI cannot thank you enough for this information! Fingers crossed, but he was able to get several issues addressed and I should (knock wood) be okay. Hit 1 415-351-7200 ftw!! I am hard of hearing and cant afford new hearing aids until I get my back pay!! I did it maybe 8 times and finally i got to put on hold for the representative. The Sacramento Disability number listed above, 916-654-0453, is no longer in service (at least that is the automated message I got. She said she will call This is bull! I also tried the overall DI number and once connected the representative told me its a whole different department and couldnt help me. Yesssssss! You are a God among women. -I used the 415-351-7200 which is San Francisco today and was shocked when someone answered the phone. YOU MUST wait for the prompt to enter PIN Basically Im asking if you wait it out that time frame is there light at the end of the tunnel? Called at 1:30 pm and got transferred to the person who was supposed to call me, they were all very helpful and friendly. The 1800 number isnt working and I call as 8 am on the dot and it already says maximum callers and hangs up. O.k. Hopefully they will call mewhat a joke. Call EDD at 1-800-480-3287 (disability) or 1-877-238-4373 (PFL) at exactly 7:58 AM. 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. I have been trying to get through to a human representative at the SDI (DISABILITY) offices for the past two weeks A PIN is not provided for you, so you must create one yourself. I ALSO MAILED IN ALLL OF MY PERSONAL INFO, AND THIS WAS WELL OVER A MONTH AGO. 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! After trying many of the above combos all of which ended in the message about an a bad selection and told to try again.. Wonder why they worked for others just a couple days ago. One retry I got welcome to greeting & immediately pressed 1. Finally success!! The 415-351-7200 number worked for me too! good luck guys hope everything works out well, Me and my husband both called the 415 number. Thank you so much!!!!! They asked for my SS # and transferred me. No response from daily emails. In addition to the main line, she suggested physically going into my local EDD office. More than likely she will say WERE SORRYthe maximum number of callers has been reached 213-477-1405 just keep calling keep pressing 0. After I got through they said I needed to talk to a wages expert. The last 0 cuts through the last bit about having info ready. But now it doesnt .. ugh. I havent been able to find any info on the amount of time it takes to process. I have found that 1-3-1-1-1-0-0 gets to the end. For me it was Combination 4: 1-6-7-3. 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? 1. I also called 916 654 9140 and got direct to EDD office. Person who uses a wheelchair. 213-477-140x, 213-477-1400 WHAT TO DO IF THE EDD DOES NOT CALL. So after 3 days of no call back. Im very serious.Why are we being made to do all this? 213-477-1404 They called back in about 25min and it was a live person. they were all nice she fixed everything quickly. Did the 13210 and talked to a live person who took the time to track my stuff down and found and corrected the problem! Had the nicest rep who identified and fixed my issues right away. The next day we called and was informed so by another rep. And a week total from that we also received confirmation of changes in the mail. Have fun on hold for 30 plus mins. As of April 9, 2020After calling I-dont-know-how-many-numbers. EDD disability phone number. the 800 number has never worked for me in 20yrs.. get creative and determined. They spent 1.3 billion on fraudulent payments in California alone and now theyre making the rest of us suffer for it! You guys saved my sanity!!!!! I called the line for after 12pm (6195254995), and I got everything sorted out within 30 minutes. My balance is at 3,240 so frustrated! A lot of people dont realize that the extension will add to your balance but the claim its self is only good for 12 month unless is it a DUA (disaster unemployment assistance) claim type which changes the end date of claims to September. Dont even try the 800 numbers, they will get you nowhere. They scheduled a call back for between 2-3 days which I will be anxiously waiting for. To date, Nobody ever picked up. 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 1 [deleted] 9 days ago 1 [deleted] 7 mo. my hands are shaking right now im finally good to go. Can anybody verify the legitimacy of this number or could explain to me how to? Be consistent!! that number combo worked on th 2nd try. The prompts are all in Vietnamese, but I followed the prompts above. 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! First try at 800-300-5616 1-5-1-1-0 and got thru. Mail and Emails another wall . Also the Vietnamese trick did not work for me . There are also people that (have or were) receiving money from other place like a job etc and that will put. Disability Tax Benefits Sending good vibes to everyone! This time I called them from home and after 2 dropped calls was able to get through to a live person. I have never received a letter from EDD, The System was down so I could not upload a copy of their letter. the woman who answered the Vietnamese line hung up on me becasue I dont speak Vietnamese. Get comfortable and keep hitting the redial button. Ive tried 1 877 238 4373 with options 124 to get into queue but its always full. Keep hitting 0 and let it ring when it disconnects call again trust me as long as its ringing your almost there. Thanks Terri! Did EDD ever call back after putting you on the call list? I proceeded to enter 1-5-1-1-0 suggestion and it worked. 213-477-1403 Special assistance is available for persons with disabilities. then its a waiting game to talk to someone! With our money dispersed by our Government . I was hand sewing while I waited. Keep trying guys! The whole point of it aside from people not suffering, is to have people spending. Immediately press "1" two times (once for English, I forget what the other is) Immediately enter your Social Security Number Immediately press "1" (to confirm SS#) That can resolve the issue. She understood and I was immediately transferred to (without being put on hold) and talking to a live tech support person who solved my problem in less than 3 minutes. Emphasize abilities, not limitations. Yes I have . 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