YES!!! The money finally hit my account this morning! All 7 weeks came through as one lump sum. Exactly 6 business days after updating my banking info. Such a relief! Thanks everyone for your help and advice.

That's great news! Glad it worked out and didn't take too long in the end.

To clarify some of the information shared here: 1. The official weekly claim filing period is Sunday through Saturday, with Saturday being the final day to file for the previous week. 2. However, ESD does allow claims to be backdated if filed within the same week without penalty (hence the Tuesday references). 3. For technical issues specifically with claim filing, the technical support line (360-902-9500) is often faster than the regular claims line. 4. System performance is typically best Monday-Thursday between 7am-10am or 2pm-4pm. If you're consistently experiencing technical issues, document them with screenshots if possible. This can help if you need to request backdating due to system problems.

anyone notice how the site ALWAYS says maintenance is scheduled for sunday nights but they NEVER actually post when exactly? like maybe don't do system updates during peak filing times?? just saying...

have you tried contacting the obusdman office? they help with stuck claims sometimes. my cousin did this and got his claim fixed in like 4 days after being stuck for months

UPDATE: I finally got through to ESD this morning! I took the advice about calling right at 7am, and after a 40-minute wait, I spoke with an agent. They said my claim is still in adjudication but confirmed they have all the necessary information from both me and my employer. The agent said they're currently working through claims from early November, so mine should be decided within the next 7-10 days. She also noted that performance-based terminations generally do qualify for benefits as long as there wasn't willful misconduct. Feeling much more hopeful now. Thanks everyone for your advice!

When I got a job after being on unemployment for 6 months, I just stopped filing claims. Years later I found out that was a bad idea because my claim wasn't properly closed and ESD thought I might have been working while collecting benefits. They did an investigation and everything. Definitely follow the proper process!

Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice! To summarize what I'll do: 1. File my claim for this week normally since I haven't started working yet 2. File next week's claim and answer YES to the question about returning to full-time work 3. Report my start date correctly as 5/15/2025 4. Update my WorkSource profile to show I'm employed I appreciate all the warnings about what NOT to do too - definitely helps me avoid potential problems!

This is so frustrating! Something similar happened to me, though in my case it was quitting due to hostile work environment. The adjudicator completely misrepresented what I said. I wonder if they're overwhelmed and rushing through claims? One tip for your hearing - when I had mine, I wrote up a very clear timeline with dates and submitted it beforehand. The judge specifically mentioned how helpful that was. Be super concise about why you HAD to quit (no other options) and focus on the fact that caring for family with serious health needs is explicitly covered under good cause provisions. Also, start claiming weeks again right away if you haven't been. If you win the appeal, they'll only pay for weeks you've claimed, not automatically for the whole period. Found that out the hard way!

I just reread your post and noticed you mentioned qualifying under 3 other reasons too - what were those? Might be helpful for others to know all the valid quit reasons!