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Bottom line - look at your monetary determination letter for the total benefit amount, divide by your weekly amount, and that's roughly how many weeks you'll get. Everything else is just details.
Perfect summary. That's exactly what I needed to know. Thanks everyone for all the help figuring this out!
Glad we could help clarify the confusion! The system makes more sense once you understand the basic math behind it.
Bottom line: regular unemployment lasts 26 weeks maximum, no current extensions available, benefit year is 52 weeks from filing date, partial work weeks may not count against your total, and you need to maintain job search requirements throughout. Keep good records and don't wait until the last minute to plan for what comes after benefits end.
This is a great summary. Thanks everyone for all the helpful information. Feeling much more informed about what to expect.
Good luck with your job search! The 26 weeks goes by faster than you think so stay focused and persistent.
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Washington ESD's security is way too aggressive. I understand protecting accounts but locking people out for 24+ hours is excessive when we have weekly deadlines to meet.
Totally agree! The system should be designed to help claimants, not make everything harder.
Right? Other websites give you way more attempts before locking you out.
Thanks everyone for all the helpful responses! I'm going to wait out the 24 hours and try the phone filing option if needed. Really appreciate this community - makes dealing with Washington ESD way less stressful when you know others have been through the same thing.
Good luck! And remember Claimyr is always an option if you need to reach an agent quickly in the future.
Keep us updated on how it goes! Always good to know what works.
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For future reference, you can also check the ESD website under 'Claim Status Definitions' but their explanations are pretty vague. The level system isn't well documented anywhere public that I've found.
I looked there first but you're right, it's not very helpful for understanding the specific level codes.
Eli Butler
Been filing weekly claims for 4 months now and my biggest advice is just to be consistent. File every week at the same time and keep good records. Makes everything much easier.
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Zara Perez
•Thanks for all the advice everyone! I feel much more confident about filing my weekly claims now.
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Eli Butler
•You'll do fine. The first one is always the most confusing but after that it becomes second nature.
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Marcus Patterson
Oh and one last thing - save or screenshot your confirmation page after you file each week. Sometimes there are technical glitches and having proof you filed can save you headaches later.
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Zara Perez
•Great tip! I'll make sure to save the confirmation.
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Ella Russell
•Yes, definitely do this. I had to prove I filed a claim once when their system had issues and the screenshot saved me.
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