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You should be able to see your severance allocation period by logging into your eServices account and checking the "Decisions" tab. There should be a determination letter that explains exactly how many weeks your severance affects your claim. If you can't find it, ask for them to resend the determination letter - this will tell you exactly when you can expect payments to begin. And just to clarify something others have mentioned - it's not about the NUMBER of weeks you worked, but rather your severance amount divided by your weekly benefit amount. So if your severance was $8,500 and your weekly benefit would be $850, that's 10 weeks of ineligibility.
Thank you! I checked the Decisions tab and found the letter. You're right - they calculated exactly 10 weeks from my layoff date before I'll be eligible. At least now I can plan accordingly.
One thing no one mentioned - make sure you're still doing your required job search activities every week even during this waiting period! You need 3 job search activities each week, and if you're not doing them and logging them properly, you could be denied benefits once your severance period ends. Don't make that mistake!
Oh that's a really good point! I've been applying to jobs but wasn't logging them since I figured it didn't matter during this waiting period. I'll start documenting everything right away.
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YES! Keep filing your weekly claims even while in adjudication! That's super important. If you stop filing and then eventually get approved, you won't get paid for weeks you didn't claim. The system will show them as pending until a decision is made.
Ok that's really good to know - I'll make sure to keep filing every week. Thank you!
My sister is a claims specialist at ESD (not speaking officially!!!) and she says they get this situation ALL THE TIME. Big thing they look for: did you try to resolve the issues before quitting? If you can show you talked to a supervisor or HR about the problems before walking out, that helps your case a lot. Also I heard the average adjudication time right now is like 4-5 weeks so prepare financially if possible.
4-5 weeks is crazy long! They really expect people to just survive with no income for over a month??
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Ugh, the waiting game with ESD is the WORST. I've been there. Have you tried contacting the Office of the Unemployment Insurance Ombuds? They're supposed to help resolve issues when normal channels aren't working. Here's their website: https://ombuds.wa.gov/unemployment They helped my sister get her appeal unstuck after it was ignored for months. It's an independent office created specifically to help people who are stuck in ESD limbo.
I hadn't heard of the Ombuds office! Just looked them up and this seems like exactly what I need. I'm going to try my state rep first as others suggested, but will definitely contact the Ombuds if that doesn't get results quickly. Thank you for this tip!
my waiver took 13 months to get approved so hang in there! esd is super backlogged with these. make sure ur mailing address is updated in the system bc when they finally did process mine they sent important papers to my old address even tho id updated it online
Oh that's good to hear that yours eventually got approved even after that long! I'll double-check my address is current in the system. Did you do anything special to finally get them to process it, or did it just eventually happen on its own?
honestly it just happened randomly. got a letter in the mail one day saying it was approved and the debt was gone. never talked to anyone on the phone or anything. but this was before i knew about the ombuds thing someone else mentioned. probably would have tried that if i knew about it
Kai Rivera
That Claimyr service someone mentioned sounds interesting. Has anyone else tried it? I'm desperate to talk to someone about my claim too.
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Gavin King
•Yes, it worked well for me and several people I know who were stuck in adjudication. Much faster than trying the regular phone lines. The key is to be prepared with all your claim information when you do get through to an agent.
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Aaliyah Reed
UPDATE: You guys were right! I just got a determination letter in my eServices inbox! Claim APPROVED and they're releasing all my back payments from September! I'm literally crying right now. Thank you all for the support and advice during this nightmare process!
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Ella Russell
•That's fantastic news! I'm so glad it worked out for you. Make sure to keep doing your job search activities until you find work, as they do occasionally audit those.
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