Congratulations on your approval! Your case actually illustrates an important point about Washington's unemployment system. Under RCW 50.04.294, "misconduct" has a specific legal definition, and ordinary performance issues generally don't meet that threshold. Misconduct requires a willful or wanton disregard of the employer's interest, deliberate violations of reasonable rules, or carelessness that shows an intentional disregard of the employer's interest. Simply failing to meet increasing quotas or production standards doesn't typically qualify as misconduct unless there's evidence you were deliberately underperforming. That's why you were ultimately approved despite the employer terminating you for performance reasons.

OMG I CANT BELIEVE THE GOVERNORS OFFICE THING WORKED FOR ME TOO!!!! applied in December and nothing happened for 10 weeks, called the governors number last thursday and my claim was processed yesterday!!!!! everyone stuck in pending should try this!!!!!

wait does anyone know what happens if u miss the sunday deadline?? like if u file monday does it take longer??

I think the whole 48 hour thing is just what they tell us. I've had it process in 24 hours sometimes and other times it takes 72+. Doesn't seem to matter if I use phone or online. Pretty sure it depends more on how busy their system is that week.

Quick question - have you uploaded your paystubs from those weeks to your ESD account? That can sometimes speed up the verification process since they can confirm your hours worked without having to contact your employer.

You can upload documents through your eServices account by going to your dashboard, selecting "Upload Documents" from the menu, and then choosing "Verification Documents" as the category. Make sure to include both paystubs showing the different locations you worked at during that 41-hour week, and it's helpful to include a brief note explaining that these relate to your current adjudication issue.

My wife works for DSHS (different department but they hear things) and said ESD is migrating some payment systems this week which is causing delays across all benefit programs, not just unemployment. Apparently it's a planned update but they did a terrible job communicating it to claimants. Totally typical bureaucratic mess up! She said most payments are delayed 2-3 days but should all be processed by Thursday at the latest. Something about fiscal year reporting requirements and database merges... IDK all the technical details honestly.

mines just hit my account! check yours

Based on your timeline, I'd suggest waiting until December 19th (4 weeks from filing) before escalating. However, there are two productive steps you can take now:\n\n1. Check if you have access to your former employer's response in your ESD account. Sometimes the system shows what information they've provided.\n\n2. Prepare documentation proving you never received formal warnings or performance improvement plans. This will be valuable if there's a discrepancy between your account and your employer's.\n\nIf you haven't heard anything by December 19th, that's when I'd recommend calling to request an update and possibly escalation. When you call, specifically ask if they're still waiting for employer information or if something else is causing the delay.

This is really helpful advice. I'll check my ESD account more thoroughly to see if I can find my employer's response. I don't think they've submitted anything yet or the status would have changed, right? \n\nI've already gathered my emails showing positive feedback from my boss just two weeks before firing me, so hopefully that helps my case.