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  • Connect you to a human agent at the ESD
  • Skip the long phone menu
  • Call the correct department
  • Redial until on hold
  • Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
  • Give you free callbacks if the ESD drops your call

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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.


Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.

Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.


An incredibly helpful service

An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!


Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.

Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.


IT WORKS!! Not a scam!

I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!

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One more tip - if you're struggling to reach Washington ESD by phone about any claim issues, I had success with Claimyr too. They got me connected when I was stuck in adjudication limbo for weeks.

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Good to know there are options. The phone system at Washington ESD is absolutely brutal during busy times.

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Anything that helps avoid sitting on hold for 3 hours just to get disconnected is worth it in my book.

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Factory workers dread unemployment because we know it's not just a job - it's often the only path to middle class life without a degree. Losing that feels like losing everything.

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This hits hard. Manufacturing was my ticket to homeownership and supporting my family. Without it I don't know what other career path exists.

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Exactly. Service jobs don't pay enough to maintain the same standard of living. Manufacturing was one of the last good blue collar careers.

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Thanks everyone for all the info in this thread. I was completely clueless about unemployment being taxed but now I know what to do with my 1099-G.

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Same here! This thread answered all my questions about the tax situation.

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One more tip - if you can't afford to pay the taxes you owe because of unemployment income, the IRS has payment plan options available. Don't just ignore it.

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Good advice. I had to set up a payment plan last year and it was pretty straightforward online.

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Update: I applied online this morning and it was actually pretty straightforward once I had all my employment info ready. Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice! Now I just have to wait to see if I get approved.

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Fingers crossed for you! Keep us posted on how it goes.

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If you run into any issues or have questions about your claim status, remember that Claimyr option I mentioned. Really saved me a lot of headaches.

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This whole thread should be pinned somewhere. So much better info than what's on the official website!

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Agreed! It's nice when people actually take the time to explain things clearly instead of just posting links to confusing government websites.

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don't forget to file your weekly claims right away if you do get approved, even if the first payment is delayed. missing weekly claims can mess up your whole case

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Will definitely keep that in mind. Thanks for the reminder!

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One last suggestion - if you end up needing to call Washington ESD multiple times during this process, that Claimyr service I mentioned earlier really does help cut through the phone line chaos. Saved me hours of redialing when I had questions about my claim.

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I might need to try that too. I've been trying to reach ESD for weeks about my own claim issues with no luck.

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I bookmarked their site earlier. Definitely seems like it could be useful for dealing with ESD phone issues.

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One last thing - if you do need to contact Washington ESD by phone later and can't get through the regular way, that Claimyr service people mentioned really does work. I used it when I had questions about my weekly claim and it saved me hours of frustration.

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I'll definitely keep that in mind. Hopefully I won't need it but good to know it's there.

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Seriously, wish I had known about it sooner. Would have saved me so much stress.

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same boat as you last month, filed online and got approved pretty quickly despite all my worrying about unemployment rates and stuff

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That's exactly what I needed to hear. Going to file right now!

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