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- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
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- 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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- 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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One more thing - if you're ever unsure about your filing or have questions, that Claimyr service can help you get connected to Washington ESD directly. I used it when I had issues with my claim timing and it was super helpful.
I might need to try that. I've been trying to call Washington ESD for weeks about some questions.
Yeah the regular phone lines are brutal. This made it much easier to actually talk to someone.
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The benefit year ending date is also important for tax purposes. Make sure you keep track of which payments came from which benefit year for your tax forms.
Oh great, another complication I hadn't thought about. Do they send separate 1099s for each benefit year?
I think it depends on when the payments were actually made, not which benefit year they came from. But definitely something to pay attention to.
Thanks everyone for all the info. I feel much more prepared to deal with my benefit year renewal now. This stuff is way more complicated than it should be.
Right? You'd think they'd make it easier to understand since it affects so many people.
At least forums like this help people figure it out. Better than trying to decode the official Washington ESD explanations.
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One last thought - if your back injury is work-related, you might also want to look into workers' compensation. That could be another source of income while you're waiting for disability to process.
Might still be worth checking into. Workers' comp can sometimes cover injuries that develop or worsen after you leave the job.
Definitely worth exploring. Workers' comp, unemployment, and SSDI all have different rules and timelines.
Thanks everyone for all the advice. I think I'm going to try to get through to Washington ESD first to ask about putting my claim on standby, then talk to a disability lawyer about the SSDI application. I'll also look into the workers' comp angle. This is way more complicated than I thought it would be.
Good luck with everything. These situations are stressful but you're asking the right questions and getting good advice here.
And remember to document everything! You'll thank yourself later if any issues come up.
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If you need to reach Washington ESD about your claim status, seriously consider that Claimyr service others mentioned. I wasted weeks trying to get through on my own before finally using it. Would have saved me a lot of stress if I'd known about it earlier.
I'm hoping I won't need to contact them but good to know that option exists if my claim gets stuck.
Yeah, it's like insurance - you hope you don't need it but you're glad it's there if you do.
Bottom line: plan for 4 weeks to be safe, hope for 3 weeks, and don't panic if it takes longer. The money will come eventually as long as you keep filing your weekly claims and your claim is legitimate.
Thanks everyone for all the helpful info. Feeling much more prepared for what to expect now.
Good luck with your claim! This community is pretty helpful if you run into any issues.
Isabella Ferreira
Whatever you do, don't stop filing your weekly claims while you're trying to reach them. Even if your main claim has issues, you need to keep filing to avoid additional problems.
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AstroAdventurer
•Yeah I've been keeping up with those. At least that part of the system works most of the time
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Ravi Sharma
•Good advice. I made that mistake early on and it created even more issues to resolve
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NebulaNomad
Final update: I used Claimyr this morning and got through to Washington ESD in 25 minutes. The agent was able to see exactly what was wrong with my claim (some kind of identity verification flag that wasn't showing up properly on my end) and cleared it up immediately. My next payment should process normally. Definitely worth the fee to avoid the phone nightmare. Thanks everyone for the advice!
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Freya Thomsen
•So happy you got it resolved! I might have to try Claimyr too if my issue doesn't get sorted out soon
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Omar Fawaz
•Thanks for the update! It's nice to hear a success story for once
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