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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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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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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!
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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.
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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Just wanted to add - when you do get approved, make sure to file your weekly claims on time every week. Missing even one week can cause problems later. Set a reminder on your phone or something.
Will do! What day of the week are you supposed to file?
You can file Sunday through Saturday for the previous week. I always do mine on Sunday morning to get it out of the way.
I was approved but never got the letter in the mail - it got lost somehow. But my online account showed everything clearly so I was able to start filing weekly claims without the physical letter. The online info is what really matters.
Good to know the online account is the main source of truth. I'll keep monitoring that closely.
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For anyone who's still unsure about their specific situation, definitely try to get through to Washington ESD directly. I used a service called Claimyr that helped me get connected, and the agent was able to look at my exact work history and tell me definitively whether I qualified. Way better than guessing based on online calculators.
That seems to be the consensus - talk to an actual person rather than trying to figure it out yourself.
Exactly. The automated systems and websites can only tell you so much. A real person can look at your specific situation and give you a definitive answer.
Bottom line: if you've been working fairly regularly for at least 6-8 months and earning decent wages, you'll probably qualify. The specific quarter requirements are mostly to catch people who barely worked or earned very little.
That's reassuring. I think I've been overthinking it.
Most people who are genuinely worried about qualifying actually do qualify. It's usually the people who don't think about it at all who run into problems.
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Just want to mention again that if you get stuck during the application process, Claimyr really helped me get through to someone who could answer my specific questions. The website can be confusing and it's worth getting help rather than guessing on important sections.
I might look into that service too. I've been trying to call Washington ESD for days and can never get through.
That's exactly why I used it - got tired of calling and getting busy signals or being on hold for hours. Their system helped me get connected to someone who could actually help.
Good luck with your application! The process is intimidating at first but once you get through it and understand how everything works, the weekly claims are much easier. Just take it step by step and don't rush.
Thank you everyone for all the helpful advice! I feel much more prepared to tackle the application now.
You've got this! Feel free to come back here if you run into any other questions during the process.
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honestly the hardest part isn't figuring out the benefit amount its dealing with washington esd customer service when you have problems. good luck getting through to anyone
That's exactly why services like Claimyr exist. Sometimes you just need to talk to a real person to get things sorted out.
Maya Patel
Just to clarify one more time - January 31st is the deadline for both filing Form 940 AND paying any remaining FUTA tax owed for 2024. Don't miss either one!
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AstroAce
•Got it. I'll make sure I have both the form filed and payment made by January 31st. Thanks everyone for all the help!
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Aiden Rodríguez
•glad this thread helped. i learned a lot too even though i dont have employees yet
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Emma Garcia
One last tip - if you're cutting it close on the deadline, you can pay online through EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System) and it counts as timely if submitted by 8 PM ET on the due date.
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AstroAce
•That's really good to know about the 8 PM cutoff. I was worried about mail delivery timing.
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Emma Garcia
•Yeah, electronic payments are definitely the way to go for last-minute submissions. Much more reliable than mail.
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