One more important thing - when ESD tries to verify your employment and can't reach your employer, they'll likely check their wage records from employer tax filings. If the business wasn't properly reporting wages or paying unemployment insurance taxes, you might face additional challenges. In that case, you would need to provide as much personal documentation as possible to prove your employment history and wages. If your claim goes into adjudication for this reason, you'll want to prepare a detailed employment history with: 1. Dates of employment 2. Job title and duties 3. Pay rate and schedule 4. Names of supervisors and coworkers 5. Any performance reviews or other documentation This helps ESD verify that you were legitimately employed there even if the employer's records are incomplete.

Just wanted to check in - were you able to submit your claim with the documentation you have? Remember that you can always amend your claim later if you manage to get additional information. The important thing is to get something submitted ASAP so your claim date is established.

To answer your original question with current accurate information: The standard processing time for standby applications is 5-7 business days when ESD has normal workloads. Currently (as of late 2025), there's a slight backlog that's pushing processing to 10-12 business days for most applicants. For construction specifically, you should know: 1. Your employer MUST confirm the temporary nature of the layoff 2. You MUST have a specific return-to-work date (not just a range like "6-8 weeks") 3. The return date must be within 8 weeks of your layoff date 4. You should continue filing weekly claims while waiting If your standby isn't approved for any reason, you'll need to retroactively document job searches for any weeks claimed. So I recommend keeping a basic job search log even while waiting for standby approval, just in case.

One more thing to know: if your standby request is denied, you'll get a letter explaining why. You have 30 days to appeal that decision if you think it's incorrect. In the meantime, start doing your 3 job search activities each week and documenting them, because if your standby is denied, they'll require proof of job searches for any weeks you've claimed benefits.

So im kinda confused about this whole thing. If you attended the appointment the next day why are they punishing you? That seems so unfair. Did you try to explain to them that you went the next day? Also what is WorkSource exactly? Do I need to do those appointments too? Ive been on unempoyment for 3 weeks now.

this happened too me to except they didnt let me resechedule and i lost a whole month of benifits not just one week!! your lucky its only one week. i think its better to miss filling a weekly claim than to miss a worksource appt becaus at least with missed weekly claim u can backdate it somtimes but missed appt is automatic disqualifcation for that week

hows your financial situation while waiting? have u contacted DSHS? when i was waiting for my UI i got emergency assistance thru them, might be worth checking out

Has there been any update on your case? I'm curious if the adjudicator has reached out yet.

To directly answer your question: Yes, you can definitely join by phone, and yes, you can leave early. The phone option works through their Webex system - when you dial in, you'll need to enter the meeting number followed by the # sign. For your job search log, make sure to document: - The exact name of the job fair - The date and time you attended - Names of at least 3 employers you interacted with - Any positions you expressed interest in This detailed documentation is important in case ESD has questions about your job search activities later. Since these virtual job fairs count as multiple job search activities, it's worth making the effort to attend even if only for the first hour.

btw when ur there make sure u talk to the healthcare companies they seemed to have the most actual jobs vs just collecting resumes