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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Giovanni Greco
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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Mateo Martinez
•I'll definitely keep that in mind. Hopefully I won't need it but good to know it's there.
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StarStrider
•Seriously, wish I had known about it sooner. Would have saved me so much stress.
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Fatima Al-Farsi
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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Mateo Martinez
•That's exactly what I needed to hear. Going to file right now!
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