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This makes me so angry for you! They make the process INTENTIONALLY CONFUSING! Everyone saying "you should have appealed" doesn't get that ESD never clearly tells you WHEN something becomes appealable vs when it's just "in process." It's not like they send a bright red letter saying "THIS IS YOUR FORMAL DENIAL, APPEAL NOW OR LOSE FOREVER." I hope you get your money but prepare to fight hard because they use these technicalities to avoid paying legitimate claims!!!
Exactly! And during the pandemic it was 10x worse. The rules kept changing, the website was constantly crashing, and getting actual human help was basically impossible. I think they should be more flexible about pandemic-era claims.
One more tip - if you do pursue this, be extremely specific in documenting the timeline. Write out exactly when you filed each week, what the status showed, what communications you received (or didn't receive), and any attempts you made to resolve the issue. The more detailed your documentation, the better chance you have with a late appeal. Also, if you get denied at the OAH level, remember you can appeal to the Commissioner's Review Office and then to Superior Court if necessary. Each level gives you another chance to make your case.
I really appreciate this advice. I'm going to start putting together a detailed timeline tonight with screenshots from my eServices account showing the continuous "pending verification" status. I'll also check my email archives for any communication from that period. Thank you!
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ESD is the WORST with these timing issues!!! My claim ended last year and they DENIED my final week even though I filed it properly! It took THREE APPEALS and 2 months to finally get my money. Their system is completely broken and inconsistent. Don't count on that money until it's actually in your account.
While some claimants do experience complications, what you're describing is not the standard experience. There was likely a specific eligibility issue with your final week that triggered the denial - perhaps related to job search requirements or availability for work. The timing itself (filing for the week ending on the benefit year end date) is generally not problematic.
They claimed I didn't do enough job searches that week even though I DID and uploaded everything! Their system just randomly flags people I swear. But OK whatever believe what you want...
hey did ur payment come thru yet?? curious what happened
Yes! Great news - the payment just hit my account this morning! Same amount as usual. So for anyone with the same question in the future, YES, ESD does pay for the final week even when it ends on the exact same day as your benefit year expiration. Thanks everyone for your help!
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my cousin works at esd and says this happens ALL THE TIME. the base year thing confuses everyone. she says they get angry calls from employers like 'why am i getting charged when i didnt fire them???' all day long lol
Just to clarify for everyone in this thread: The UI tax charging system is based on an insurance model. Employers pay premiums (UI taxes) that go into a pool which funds benefits. When an employee becomes unemployed, the system looks back at who benefited from their labor during the base period (as evidenced by who paid their wages) rather than who caused the unemployment. In Washington, benefits are charged proportionally to all base year employers based on how much they paid you. So if 80% of your base year wages came from Employer A and 20% from Employer B, then Employer A would be charged for 80% of your benefits. Employers understand this is part of doing business, even if they sometimes get frustrated by it.
If employers truly 'understood' this, they wouldn't be calling former employees asking why they filed against them! The system isn't transparent enough and normal people don't understand it!
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anyone else think its stupid they dont check ur job searches every week but then can randomly audit u??? feels like a trap to catch people and make them pay everything back. the whole system is designed to trip people up i swear
While I understand your frustration, the system is designed this way to process claims efficiently. If they required weekly submission and verification of all job searches from all claimants, the system would be overwhelmed and payments would be delayed significantly. Random audits are their compromise solution - but I agree they could communicate the process more clearly.
When I was on unemployment last year I got audited after like 6 weeks. They gave me 7 days to upload all my job search logs. I was lucky because I had kept good records but my friend didn't and he had to pay back like $4200 in benefits! So definitely keep track of everything even if it seems like they don't care about it week to week.
Wow, that's terrifying! I'm glad I asked about this. I'll definitely keep detailed records of everything.
Donna Cline
did u check your spam folder? my friend got his waiver response there not in regular email lol ESD is weird
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Emma Morales
•Just checked spam and nothing there. I've been checking my regular mail too since they usually send important stuff that way. Nothing yet.
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Lucas Parker
One important thing to note - if you've been making regular weekly claims during this period, double-check that those aren't being applied to your overpayment balance automatically. Sometimes ESD will apply current benefits to past overpayments unless you specifically request they don't during the waiver process. This can happen even when collections are supposedly paused.
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Emma Morales
•I haven't been claiming benefits recently since I found work in February, but that's good to know if I need to file again in the future. Thanks for the heads up!
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