Washington Unemployment

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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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One last thing - if you do need to contact Washington ESD by phone later and can't get through the regular way, that Claimyr service people mentioned really does work. I used it when I had questions about my weekly claim and it saved me hours of frustration.

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I'll definitely keep that in mind. Hopefully I won't need it but good to know it's there.

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Seriously, wish I had known about it sooner. Would have saved me so much stress.

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same boat as you last month, filed online and got approved pretty quickly despite all my worrying about unemployment rates and stuff

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That's exactly what I needed to hear. Going to file right now!

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Thanks everyone for all the info in this thread. I was completely clueless about unemployment being taxed but now I know what to do with my 1099-G.

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Same here! This thread answered all my questions about the tax situation.

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One more tip - if you can't afford to pay the taxes you owe because of unemployment income, the IRS has payment plan options available. Don't just ignore it.

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Good advice. I had to set up a payment plan last year and it was pretty straightforward online.

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Just saw this thread and wanted to mention that if you do need to contact Washington ESD for any reason about your claim, I had success with Claimyr recently. They basically handle the phone hassle for you - you just tell them what you need to discuss and they get you connected to an actual ESD representative. Super helpful when you can't afford to spend hours on hold.

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I'll definitely keep that in mind if I run into issues with my claim. Thanks for the tip!

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Update us on how your claim goes! Always interested to hear how these situations work out since there's so much confusion about what qualifies for unemployment benefits.

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Will do! I'll try to remember to post an update once I know whether my claim gets approved or not.

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Don't forget that your first payment might be delayed if you have any outstanding issues with previous claims or if you owe any overpayments. They'll often hold new benefits to offset old debts.

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This is my first time filing for unemployment so that shouldn't be an issue for me.

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Lucky you! I have an overpayment from 2019 that they're still taking money from my benefits for.

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I used claimyr.com last month when my claim got stuck and it was honestly a lifesaver. Instead of spending hours on hold every day, I was able to get connected to an agent who explained exactly what was holding up my claim. Turned out to be a simple paperwork issue that took 5 minutes to resolve once I got the right person.

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I'm always hesitant about third-party services, but if it actually gets results...

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I was skeptical too, but after weeks of getting nowhere on my own, it was worth it to finally get answers and move forward.

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Exhaustee status confused me too until I realized it just means I've collected all 26 weeks of my regular unemployment benefits. Once you know what it means, it's actually pretty straightforward - you've exhausted your current claim's benefits.

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Exactly! The terminology is confusing but the concept is simple once explained.

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Thanks everyone for explaining this! I was freaking out thinking I had done something wrong when I saw 'exhaustee' on my account. Now I know I just need to look into filing a new claim since I've been doing some part-time work.

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You're welcome! That part-time work might be enough to qualify you for a new claim. Good luck with the application process.

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Fingers crossed! At least now I understand what's happening with my account.

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