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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.
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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!
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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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The weekly claim process becomes routine after a few weeks. Just set a reminder to file every Sunday and keep track of your job search activities throughout the week.
Thanks everyone! This has been really helpful. I feel much more confident about filing my first weekly claim now.
You're welcome! The Washington ESD system can be confusing at first but you'll get the hang of it. Good luck with your job search!
Don't forget to check your claim status regularly too. Sometimes Washington ESD will put a hold on your claim for various reasons and you need to resolve it quickly to avoid missing payments.
How often should I check? And what kind of holds are common?
I check mine every few days. Common holds include identity verification, work search issues, or if they need additional information about your separation from your last job.
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For anyone still waiting - the longest I've seen is 6 weeks for first payment, but that was with multiple issues on the claim. Most people get paid within 3-4 weeks if there are no problems.
6 weeks is insane. How do they expect people to survive that long?
The system definitely needs improvement. But at least most people don't wait that long.
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Just wanted to add - if your claim gets flagged for adjudication, don't panic. It just means they need to review something about your claim. Could be verifying your job separation or work history. Most adjudication issues resolve in 2-3 weeks.
That's definitely longer than usual. You might want to try contacting them to check on the status. Sometimes claims get stuck and need a little push.
That's exactly when Claimyr really comes in handy - when you need to actually talk to someone about specific claim issues like adjudication delays.
Based on what you've described, you should definitely qualify. Laid off through no fault of your own, decent work history, sounds like you meet all the basic requirements. Go ahead and file - worst case scenario they say no, but I doubt that will happen.
Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice! I'm going to file my claim this weekend. Feeling much more confident about the process now.
good luck! let us know how it goes
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Jabari-Jo
The whole system would be so much easier if they just had better customer service and clearer information. Most of the confusion comes from not understanding the process.
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Rachel Tao
•exactly!! like why is it so hard to explain that you file weekly but get paid bi-weekly?
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Cole Roush
•Agreed. The process itself isn't that complicated once you understand it, but the communication could be much better.
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Kayla Morgan
Thank you everyone for all the helpful info! I feel much more confident about the process now. Going to set up those notifications and make sure I understand the job search requirements too.
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James Maki
•Glad we could help! Feel free to ask if you have more questions as you go through the process.
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Jasmine Hancock
•Good luck! It gets easier once you get into the routine of it.
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