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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.
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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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- DO answer questions and support each other.
- DO post tips & tricks to help folks.
- DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)
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Just remember that filing your weekly claim is basically certifying that you're following all the unemployment requirements. Take it seriously because false information can result in penalties or having to pay back benefits.
Definitely will be careful about that. Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice!
You've got this! It becomes second nature after a few weeks.
One last tip - if you're on standby status with your employer, the weekly claim process is a bit different. You'll need to report your standby status each week. Just mentioning in case that applies to your situation.
I'm not on standby, but good to know for future reference. This community has been incredibly helpful!
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If you get stuck and need to talk to someone, good luck getting through on the phone. I must have called 200 times before I found out about Claimyr - that service actually works for getting through to a real person.
How much does that service cost?
I'd rather pay something to actually talk to someone than waste weeks trying to get through myself. Check out their website for details.
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Just remember that your benefit amount is based on your wages from the past year, not your most recent job. So if you had higher paying work earlier in the year, that helps your weekly benefit calculation. The system looks at your highest earning quarter.
That's good to know! I did have a better paying job earlier this year before taking the retail position. Will that help my benefit amount?
Yes, it should! The system calculates based on your highest earning quarter in the base period, so that higher paying job will definitely help your weekly benefit amount.
Don't forget you'll need to report any income you earn while collecting benefits, even part-time work. Be honest about it because they cross-check with employers. You can still work part-time and collect partial benefits in most cases.
Good to know! I might pick up some gig work while job hunting. How do I report that income?
You report it on your weekly claim. There's a section asking about any work or income for that week. Just be accurate and report everything.
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If all else fails, you might want to contact your state representative's office. Sometimes they can help constituents who are having trouble with state agencies like Washington ESD.
That's a good last resort option. Hopefully it won't come to that but good to know.
Yeah, they have staff who deal with these kinds of issues regularly. It's part of their constituent services.
Good luck getting through! The phone filing process itself is straightforward once you connect with an agent. It's just the getting connected part that's the nightmare.
Thanks for all the advice everyone! I'm going to try a few different approaches and see what works best.
Hope it works out! And seriously consider that Claimyr option if you keep having trouble - it really does help with the connection issues.
Arjun Kurti
UPDATE: Just wanted to let everyone know I finally got through to Washington ESD using that Claimyr service someone mentioned earlier. Turns out my claim was randomly selected for income verification and they needed me to submit pay stubs from my last job. The agent said this happens to about 10% of claims and there's no way to know unless you call. My payment should process within 48 hours now that I've submitted the documents.
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Arjun Kurti
•About 20 minutes total. Way better than the 3 days I spent trying to call myself and getting nowhere.
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Ryder Greene
•I'm definitely trying this service. Thanks for the update!
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Raúl Mora
Glad you got it sorted out! This thread has been really helpful. I'm bookmarking it in case I run into payment delays in the future. It's crazy how many different things can cause problems with unemployment payments.
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Gabriel Freeman
•Same here. I had no idea about income verification reviews or any of this stuff. Really appreciate everyone's help!
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Laura Lopez
•These kinds of discussions are valuable for the whole unemployment community. Sharing experiences helps everyone navigate the system better.
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