To answer your follow-up question about WorkSource - most locations offer both walk-in services and scheduled appointments. For your first visit, I'd recommend calling ahead or checking their website to schedule an appointment so you can get a full orientation to their services. They can be really busy sometimes. As for job search logs - once your UI benefits end, you're no longer required to maintain the official job search log for ESD. However, it's still a good practice to continue tracking your applications and contacts since it helps with your job search organization and you'll have that information ready if you need to file for benefits again in the future.

The thing about exhausting benefits that nobody mentions is how abruptly everything ends. I've gone through this twice now, and even though you're doing everything right - filing claims, looking for work, following all their rules - it just suddenly stops. It's frustrating because I feel like ESD could at least provide some kind of transition guidance rather than just cutting people off. One thing that actually helped me was connecting with my local community action agency. They sometimes have emergency assistance programs for people who've exhausted unemployment benefits, including help with utilities, rent, etc. Might be worth looking into while you're still job searching.

Beware ESD will probably put your claim in adjudication and make you WAIT FOREVER!!!! The system is literally designed to make you give up. They did this to me when I had worked in 2 states too. If your claim goes to adjudication and you can't get through to anyone, I ended up using that Claimyr service someone else mentioned and it actually worked - got me through to a real person in like 20 minutes when I'd been trying for WEEKS on my own. Just don't expect ESD to handle anything smoothly when multiple states are involved!!

Ugh, I was afraid of that. ESD was pretty hard to deal with even when I was just working in WA. Sounds like I should budget for at least a month of no income while they sort everything out. Thanks for the warning, and good to hear another recommendation for that service if I get stuck.

Be warned that I tried that Claimyr thing and while I did get through to ESD, the rep told me there was nothing they could do to speed up adjudication. Complete waste of money and got my hopes up for nothing. Still waiting after 7 weeks.

did u hav 2 do anything special after contacting the govs office? or they just magically fixed it overnight?

my cousin works for esd (not in claims tho) and she says they have MASSIVE backlog still from all the system updates they did in January. like thousands of claims just sitting in queues. its not just you!!

Update on my earlier advice: After you contact your state representatives, make sure you sign a privacy release form they'll send you. They can't intervene with ESD on your behalf without this authorization. Also, when you speak with the Governor's office again, ask specifically for a "direct escalation to adjudication supervisor review" - this specific language sometimes triggers a different process than a standard escalation. Lastly, continue filing your weekly claims without fail. When your adjudication is eventually resolved (and it will be), you'll only be paid for weeks you properly certified.

This wouldn't be considered misconduct or \

Thank you so much for all your help. I'll update here after my meeting tomorrow to let everyone know what happened. Fingers crossed it's nothing serious and I can keep this job.