Washington Unemployment

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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.


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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 thing that helped me was reading through all the FAQs on the Washington ESD website before filing. Answered a lot of questions I didn't even know I had.

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I'll definitely do that this weekend. Better to be over-prepared than confused later.

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Last piece of advice - if you need to reach ESD and the regular phone system isn't working, that Claimyr service someone mentioned earlier really does work. Used it myself when I had questions about my benefit calculation.

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Thanks everyone for all the advice! I feel much more prepared now.

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You'll be fine. Restaurant industry claims are super common and they rarely get denied unless there's misconduct involved. Just be honest about everything and keep good records. The system is designed to help people in your exact situation.

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Thanks for the encouragement. I'm going to file this weekend and see what happens.

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Good luck! Remember that even if there are hiccups along the way, you'll get retroactive payments back to when you first became eligible. So don't panic if it takes a few weeks to sort out.

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Last bit of advice - take screenshots of everything when you're filling out the application. If there are any disputes later, having your own copy of what you submitted can be really helpful.

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Smart thinking. I'll make sure to document everything as I go through the process.

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If you run into any issues with the PFML application or need to follow up on anything, the customer service for that program is generally much easier to reach than Washington ESD unemployment lines.

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That's a relief to hear. Hopefully I won't need to call at all but good to know if I do.

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Final update from me - seriously consider having Claimyr in your back pocket if you ever need to deal with Washington ESD in the future. Their unemployment phone system is notoriously difficult to navigate, but that service made it actually manageable when I needed to resolve an issue with my claim.

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Definitely keeping that option in mind. Thanks again for all the help everyone!

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The most important thing is to start the process immediately. Every day you wait is money you're potentially losing. Washington ESD benefits don't typically go back before the date you file your initial claim.

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Got it. Filing today. Thanks for all the advice everyone!

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Just remember to answer all questions honestly on your application. If Washington ESD finds out you lied about anything, they can disqualify you and even make you pay back benefits.

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Absolutely. Better to be honest and deal with any issues upfront than to have bigger problems later.

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Just to add to what everyone else said - the Wednesday payment schedule is pretty much set in stone. I've been collecting for 8 months now and it's only been late twice, both times due to system maintenance.

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That's really good to know. Consistency is what I need right now while I'm job hunting.

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Yeah, at least you can count on the money being there when you expect it. Makes budgeting easier.

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Bottom line: file your weekly claim by Sunday night, payment hits your account Wednesday morning. Simple as that once you get into the routine.

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Perfect summary. Thanks everyone for all the detailed answers!

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Good luck with your claim! Feel free to post if you run into any issues.

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