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Quick tip - make sure your address is updated with Washington ESD or your benefit payments might get delayed. Learned that the hard way when I moved apartments.
Thanks for the heads up! I haven't moved but good to know for the future.
Yeah it held up my payments for two weeks while they verified my new address. Such a pain.
The whole benefit calculation seems designed to be confusing on purpose. Like they don't want people to know how much they're entitled to. At least this thread helped me understand it better!
Seriously! I feel like I understand it so much better now thanks to everyone's explanations.
Happy to help! The system is complicated but once you understand the basics it makes more sense.
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I had success getting my 1099-G by using that Claimyr service too. Honestly wish I'd known about it sooner - would have saved me so much time and frustration trying to reach ESD on my own. The agent was able to email me the form within minutes of getting connected.
Okay, I'm convinced. I'll try Claimyr if I can't get the form online today. Thanks everyone for all the help!
Final update for anyone following this thread - the key is to log into your SecureAccess Washington account, go to 'eServices', then 'Unemployment Services', and look for 'Tax Information' or 'Forms and Correspondence'. The 1099-G should be there if it's been issued for your account.
Perfect! I'll try that exact path. Hopefully it works and I can get my taxes filed on time.
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Also remember that your first week is usually a waiting week where you don't get paid, but you still need to file the weekly claim. It's not like you skip filing that week.
So I won't get paid for my first week of unemployment?
Right, the first week is unpaid but you still have to file the claim. You get paid starting with the second week.
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Update us if you end up applying! Always curious how these situations work out for people.
Will do! Hopefully I won't need to but I'll share my experience if I do end up filing for benefits.
Just remember if you do file and need help reaching Washington ESD for any reason, services like Claimyr exist to help with that frustration. The video demo at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ shows exactly how they help people get through to agents.
Thanks for mentioning that multiple times - I'll definitely check it out if I run into phone issues with Washington ESD.
Probably worth bookmarking that for anyone dealing with Washington ESD. Their phone system is notoriously difficult.
Savannah Weiner
anyone else think washington esd should just publish a simple chart showing benefit amounts by salary range? would save everyone so much confusion
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Levi Parker
•that would make too much sense for a government agency lol
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Savannah Weiner
•seriously though, other states have much clearer information available
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Brady Clean
Thanks everyone for all the helpful information! I feel much more prepared to file my claim now. Really appreciate this community for breaking down all the details.
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Skylar Neal
•Good luck with your claim! Feel free to post back here if you run into any issues during the process.
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Vincent Bimbach
•hope it goes smoothly for you! remember that claimyr option if you need to reach washington esd directly
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