Hit 1, then hit 1 again. 916-654-9140 for Sacramento gets you right through ! 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. Today the operator said someone would call me Im 30 min. Do I just keep pressing 0 to continue waiting? Does anyone know how to get ahold of the disability unemployment? Tell them you want somebody from the ID department to call you back. You may have to do it 4 or 5 times, but after repeating these steps a fee times, you WILL eventually get the, all our representatives are busy. Couple minutes later a lady answered and she was friendly. , Any numbers / phone codes for FMLA or PFLA ???? They answered me less the 20 minutes! Whats the Inglewood office address? I called this 415-351-7200 around 8am You never know. I did this and the Vietnamese man was very helpful. Thanks these numbers still work. When you call those numbers, they ask of you want to wait by pressing 0 or calling again. Super nice man named Matt picked up. The EDD phone numbers, 1-833-978-2511 or 1-800-300-5616, go to the same center. 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!! As of April 9, 2020After calling I-dont-know-how-many-numbers. Now Im waiting the 72 hours praying someone actually calls!!!! Because everyone putting up with it ! Confined or restricted to a wheelchair, wheelchair bound. YES, it is virtually impossible getting through EDD. 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. they were all nice she fixed everything quickly. Good luck dont give up keep trying they answer fast in the 415 number!! Hooray! If you hear THANK YOU FOR hang up. The phone numbers to call EDD remain the same: 1-800-300-5616 for UI Claims Support 1-833-978-2511 for UI General or Technical Support Fixing the EDD call center wait times has been an issue. He said he wasnt an adjuster but hed try to help me. How to get through to a live EDD rep on the Vietnamese language line. So I tried this one listed here initially and I got right through to the waiting line: I started calling at 8 this morning, dialing various numbers. NO LONGER IN SERVICE, 916-651- 5350 is the number to Adult Programs Division, California Department of Social Services not EDD. 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. then press 3 wait for message to start.enter SSN wait for message to start.press 1 will hear music while waiting to speak to a rep She specifically said to keep it very simple and only type that phrase. How to get live person on EDD state employee? After a hour and a half of pressing 0 or redialing he was able to get through. So I guess they fixed the mistake but they did not call us back. 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). Hope this helps someone else, Finally got through! called my state senator mike McGuire office his assistant was very helpful and told me they will contact edd in my behalf they said that their poffice has been having a lot of requests for help and it is working but takes 1-2 weeks for them to get a reply but assured me they fix the issues. I got thru today also.and yes I pushed 0 endlessly. Thanks again.I too called so many timesbut today I took another route leading me to this valuable site. Payroll Taxes, call 1-888-745-3886. 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 even called the mayors office and they also put me on a call back list. EDD disability phone number. You can try one of the following key combinations on each prompt. 5. You have to continue to press 0 to continue waiting. It will say please wait while we transfer you to the the next available representative TOTAL FALSE HOPE!!! Oh well. , Your email address will not be published. You are an angel for doing this page!!! 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. 916-654-9140 (Sacramento) I have never received a letter from EDD, The System was down so I could not upload a copy of their letter. I spent 2 days on the phone, first with the 800 and 833 number then with the numbers on this site. This worked for me and was paid the next dayCall at 8am. Easily sign the pistol license suffolk county with your finger.pa doe license availability by wmu. Finally about 2:30 a real person answered on the 415-351-7200 number. I believe they all work but due to everyone being on unemployment now they are really short staffed. What did you say to your state rep? Has anyone been able to get through recently since the corona virus? Redial until you get the welcome to greeting. I hung up and immediately repeated what I did. I got through and the spoke to me in English. Or is there no time frame that some claims stay pending? I had to be transferred once. 619-525-4995 (call after 12pm) If you hear THANK YOU FOR hang up. Top priority to them would not be making money during a pandemic causing even more people going thru hardship . Does anyone know about the extended hours due to COVID? 1-1-* When the call first went through just wait until the guy says like 5 words and then press 1 then wait until he says a few more words then press 3 and so on and so forth!!!!!! I have been trying to get through to a human representative at the SDI (DISABILITY) offices for the past two weeks 213-477-1405 The services promise to help claimants avoid the frustrating hours of busy signals and redialing. I was hand sewing while I waited. For me, I am waiting for them simply to process my ID.Fax (866) 517-3830. 213-477-1406 1 [deleted] 9 days ago 1 [deleted] 7 mo. I called EDD disability 1(800) 480-3287, Pressing 1 for English and then 3210 after a few times it finally worked and waited only 3 minutes to talk to someone! I cant believe I spoke to human. Any help getting past the automated message faster and being put on hold or getting to a real person would be awesome! Use. The 415 number no longer works. Good note. THIS IS CRAZY!!!! Right now or most of the time call your favorite or hated Rep,Governor ,Assembly, House ,Senate, President ,other Nations ,call up overpaid egomaniacs that act or sing ,YOU WILL TALK TO A HUMAN EVERYTIME ,WHETHER YOU GET THRU OR CALLED BACK . Thank you for this! I went through all of the combination numbers and the EDD was too buy to answer and I had to try again later. Nice to get someone to explain it to me and now I dont expect any extra money. WE NEED OUR MONEY governor Newsom! 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! 5/5/20- i just got off the phone i tried the 415-351-7200. and it worked for me after trying to contact EDD since April 1st I finally was able to get someone on the phone and she was the sweetest person in the world her name was AJ. Its a chore but you might as well give it a shot. If you hear the message, Welcome to, you are in luck. So dont give up, if you hear the message Thank you for calling enter the prompts right away and if you get the message maximum callers reached hang up and try again and again and again. I was on that line calling 714-687-4400 for 2 hours yesterday continuously pressing 0. Any updates to share? THIS WORKS! Also keep in mind that California currently owes billions in back debt for unpaid unemployment. Okay so I finally resolved my issue wanted to post some tips in case anyone else is in this position. Also, a lot of people seem to assume that they are on a PUA CLAIM and dont think they need to file a new claim. This worked for me, but I am on hold saying its a 20 minute wait time now. She was really helpful and got my application started. With our money dispersed by our Government . You cant make people spend 20 minutes wading through prompts and then just hang up on them. Where did you hear the 3.5 weeks? Emphasize abilities, not limitations. Ive been losing my mind trying to get in touch with someone for at least a month calling the main line. And I also sent a note to the Governor as one comment suggested. Lea este artculo en espaol. Do be careful not to give your information to scammers. For tax form of ID verification and card issues call the 866 number. Without entering the rest of my # combo, suddenly elevator music came on. THANKS! 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. 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. What also worked for me (out of frustration) :/ was calling the same 1-800 number then hit 1-5 then hitting 0 or 1 repeatedly until I hear the prompt changes to Please hold for the next available representatives. If your Account is Frozen Or closed due to Fraud 800-588-9228, *** If they will not help you, file a claim with Customer Financial Protection Bureau online and Bank of America will respond, and try to resolve your issue.***. Disappointing because she was the first person I was able to get a hold of all week. Did you have to keep pressing 0? no holds directly to person!! 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. Called the 833 number repeatedly from 8am to 8:50 and finally got through. This website is very useful! tried dialing all these numbers nothing worked. 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. They called back in about 25min and it was a live person. yellow sky sunset. One retry I got welcome to greeting & immediately pressed 1. Thank you for publishing this. I called it on monday and a lady said they would call me back and its been 5 days now. dial 1-2-3-0 to speak to a representative. my hands are shaking right now im finally good to go. Disability Tax Benefits Very grateful . I was getting nowhere with the main number prompts, even the Spanish line kept spitting me out. I followed this from below today 5/31/2018: I called today 3/6/18 to SDI 1800-480-3287. They put me on a call back list for the 3rd time now. The 1-3210 combo worked to get to the point where they say the maximum number of callers has been reached and then hang up. Bless you for posting this! 213-477-1407, 310-330-5905 I get all the way through the automated message and then am told that there are too many callers and it hangs up. 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. Seriously, as crazy as it sounds, calling two minutes before the office opens is key! Cablevision (Optimum): Call 1-866-218-3025. Good luck everyone. & then call back immediately & repeat the same steps. I called the alternate number posted and got a hold of a live person in seconds and was able to obtain my EDD customer account number in seconds. 4. Pick your language, enter the phone number. Then they call a. Basically Im asking if you wait it out that time frame is there light at the end of the tunnel? Dont give any info to anyone before you are sure who you are talking to. A live person picked up right away and I was only transferred twice prior to getting to the Sdi department. I get a notice from EDD of Identity Verification and in return I sent my documents. Log in, then select Contact Us to get started. IF YOU HEAR ALL OUR REPRESENTATIVES do NOT hang up!! It took about an hour all together. After trying the 800# after 12p and not getting thru, I tried the San Berbardino #. I tried it and it worked, only waited 30 min. Had to dial 0 every few minutes, until suddenly i had the friendliest representative help me out and take care of my claim. 213-477-1401 I had to wait 72 hours after the first request didnt work to put in a second callback request BUT someone DID call me back! PDF Employment Development Department. However, getting through to a real, live human being at EDD if you missed their call can be near impossible. I dont think is is the EDD as they have continued to constant hire people to be able to fully assist. Required fields are marked *. (It had locked me out.) Yesssssss! FIRST TRY!!! WITH THE PROMPTS 1-3-5-7 then zero. None of the prompt combos have worked on either line and Ive tried the pushing 0 endlessly and just get kicked off. Yes, indeed, the Vietnamese contact number worked. I received half of my EDD check I called on Friday spoke to the rudest person ever he told me to call back at 8:00 on Monday which I did, got a lady by the name of Jennifer again she was so rude she stated If you dont like how disability works then get off it REALLY!!! 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. 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. 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. Try again tomorrow. I called this number 916 654 9140 and was able to get through. I encourage everyone to shoot and email to Jerry Browns office telling them how poorly run EDD is. OMGI cannot thank you enough for this information! For information on local SDI offices, visit our Office Locator. The governor should Intervene! If YOU HEAR WELCOME PRESS #, DO NOT ENTER ANY NUMBERS JUST IMMEDIATELY PRESS # AFTER HEARING WELCOME. it will either go back to thank you and you HANG UP OR you will hear elevator music which means just wait someone will eventually pick up youre officially ON HOLD. As mentioned, if the automated service starts with thank you for calling hang up. I tried 1-3-1-6-2-0 with no luck, kept getting the recording maximum callers reached so I tried 1-2-3-0, I probably tried about 4 times until finally the call went through and I was on hold for about 10 min, finally someone answer and told me that for questions about claims the prompts to dial were 1-3-1-2-2-2-0 so I did. 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. It rang and I got through right away at 8:45am. Call your state rep. Keep calling. If you hear THANK YOU hang up OMG it worked! Im waiting in a callback from the main edd line and its been 2 days with no callback so far. . One 7 On Your Side viewer shares her tips for success. This post got me through to a real live person! Yes! It took me about an hour to get my issue resolved because the first rep gave me brief but unclear information. just keep calling keep pressing 0. Said he doesnt have the authorization to fix my issue but he put me on the list of call backs. 714-687-4400 (Orange County) Heres where you can try your # combos. Combination 4: 1-6-7-1 And I started using this trick at 4:38pm PST. Be a pest. After a thirty-minute infinite runaround on the main number, I tried the after 12 p.m. number (619-525-4995). Its their JOB to intercede on your behalf with the EDD. thank you, Thank you to all the people to post how to get through the automated system with the prompts without listening the whole recording, It was driving me crazy. It went right to an automatic hang up. 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. The 310-330-5905 number was given to me by someone on the 833-978-2511 number after I got through to them yesterday. Yeah I was shocked so I didnt respond right away & she almost hung up! Your PIN must be four digits long, and it cannot be: Can you imagine how much worse it is now? Has anyone had luck trying the Orange County Number? Did they ever call you back?! After trying many of the above combos all of which ended in the message about an a bad selection and told to try again.. Or the phone menu code to get in contact with someone? Funny that all of us can walk into store , hospitals , D.M.V. It then rang busy. 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. IT WORKED!!! everyone and stay safe !! Yes! 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! I have been trying to do exactly what you did(an hour now) and still cant get through! After that its the same process, either you put on hold and wait for the representative, or they tell you that numbers of callers has been reach, try later. 213-477-1403 Just reached sdi representative. I never got a return phone call or an email and no notices I was denied. *or should i hang up and keep calling (sorry typo). Eventually it will put me in the hold queue.. 415-351-7200 ftw!! However, if she cant answer your question she has the ability to forward it to the Escalation Unit and have a Claims Adjuster call you within 3 days. i called one of the numbers listed above today and someone told me to call the main number (800)480-3287 and press 1 for english and then press 3210 all together (like an extension) it rang right away then while i was holding there was music. Thank you for posting your comment. 1-5-1-1-0 worked for me on the first try. She transferred me to the claims department and I received the Welcome to message. my I.D. Dont give up ! Thats what happens when too many people are calling in. I got through at 2:30 so if you couldnt today try the number ending in 7200 also. We are unable to perform your request at this time. California's Employment Development Department has been blasted for withholding payments, using antiquated software and being duped by criminals by the very lawmakers now dedicated to helping fix. I am having the same issue trying to get someone on the phone. Drives me nuts. Now to see if they can actually fix the software glitch that has my certifications in pending purgatory. Many went unanswered, leaving some Californians in the lurch for months. ,banks and no problem talking to anyone . I ALSO MAILED IN ALLL OF MY PERSONAL INFO, AND THIS WAS WELL OVER A MONTH AGO. Thank you !! It took me about 1 hr and 15 minutes to finally get in touch with a representative. IM VERY SERIOUS, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO CALL REPS , NEWSPAPERS, GOVERNMENT ALL THE WAY UP TO BIDEN. Thank you for all the help. I just keep doing it continually! Amy please help me! Combination 3: 1-5-1-1-0 I dont know my state representative number. s01 code cub cadet. zoopla leicester le5. Thanks again. I got the thank you message and pressed 131620. If it does not work, hang up and try the next combination. expired ,to take my money ,to arrest me or shut me down thats a snap of a finger. Good luck! Good luck! 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