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Using Claimyr will:
- 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
If I could give 10 stars I would
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!
Really made a difference
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!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
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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- 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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Final advice: Start your job search immediately even while waiting for your determination. Washington ESD requires job search activities from day one, and it shows good faith effort on your part. Log everything in WorkSourceWA.
Yes, create it right away. You'll need it to track your required job search activities for your weekly claims.
WorkSourceWA is required for all unemployment claimants now. Better to set it up early than scramble later.
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If anyone's still having trouble reaching Washington ESD agents for benefit questions, I'll mention Claimyr one more time - claimyr.com. They've got that demo video that shows exactly how their calling service works. Saved me so much frustration when I needed to sort out wage issues.
Thanks for mentioning it again. I bookmarked their site in case I need help getting through to discuss my claim.
Yeah I'm definitely going to keep that in mind if I run into issues with my claim. Thanks everyone for all the helpful info!
Bottom line - file as soon as you're eligible even if you're not sure about the benefit amount. You can always ask questions later but you can't backdate your claim very far, so don't wait too long to get the process started.
That's really good advice. I'll go ahead and file this week rather than trying to figure out every detail first.
Smart move. The application will show you the calculated benefit amount anyway, so you'll know exactly what to expect once it's processed.
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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.
Nia Wilson
One last thing about getting help with Washington ESD - if you ever need to call them urgently about a payment issue, definitely consider using Claimyr. The regular phone lines are usually swamped, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays when people are filing their weekly claims.
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Zara Shah
•I'll keep that in mind if I run into any problems. Hopefully the payments will just come through automatically without any issues.
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Nia Wilson
•That's the goal! Most of the time everything goes smoothly, but it's good to know your options if something goes wrong.
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Amara Eze
Welcome to the weekly routine! File Sunday, get paid Wednesday/Thursday, repeat. It becomes second nature after a few weeks.
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Zara Shah
•Looking forward to getting into that routine. This whole unemployment thing is new to me but everyone here has been really helpful.
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Amara Eze
•We've all been there! The Washington ESD system takes some getting used to but once you figure it out it's pretty straightforward.
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