ESD partial payment calculation for 8-hour workday - how much will I receive?
I started a job last week & worked/trained one day so on my unemployment I claimed that I worked 8 hours/put my gross pay and everything. Does anyone know what percentage that will take off my weekly pay that I normally get? Just trying to estimate how much I'll get after they take off that 8 hours. This is a new job so I'm still claiming while I get settled in. My normal weekly benefit amount is $675 and I made $178 for that one day of training. Will they just subtract the $178 from my benefit or is there some weird formula they use? Thanks for any help!
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Paolo Ricci
ESD uses a formula where they deduct 75% of your earnings from your weekly benefit amount. So if you earned $178, they'll deduct about $133.50 (75% of $178) from your normal benefit. So if your weekly benefit is $675, you should receive around $541.50 for that week. Make sure you continue to do your job search activities for the other days that week unless you're on standby status. Also, don't forget to report any paid time off or holiday pay if applicable.
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Keisha Williams
•Thank you!! That's super helpful. I wasn't sure if they'd take the whole amount or use some calculation. I've been doing my job search activities still since this job is only part time to start.
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Amina Toure
When I worked part time last year they just subtracted what I made from my benefit amount. But I think there's a threshold where if you make too much they don't pay you anything for that week
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Oliver Zimmermann
•That's not quite how it works. ESD deducts 75% of your gross earnings from your weekly benefit amount. If your earnings exceed your weekly benefit amount, you won't receive benefits for that week. The formula is: Weekly Benefit - (Gross Earnings × 0.75) = Partial UI Payment
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CosmicCommander
Im in a similar situation and spent 3 HOURS trying to get through to ESD yesterday to ask this exact question!! Never could get anyone on the phone. The website calculator is broken too. This system is so frustrating!!!!!
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Natasha Volkova
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CosmicCommander
•omg thank you!! going to check this out right now. anything to avoid more time on hold
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Javier Torres
Congrats on the new job! Hope it works out for u
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Keisha Williams
•Thanks! It's only part-time for now but hoping it turns into full-time in a month or so.
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Emma Davis
be careful reporting part time work. I did this and somehow got flagged for an identity verification review and it took 6 weeks to resolve. make sure ur super accurate with all ur hours and pay so u dont get stuck in adjucation hell
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Keisha Williams
•Oh wow that sounds awful. Thanks for the warning - I triple checked all my numbers before submitting my weekly claim. Did you have to provide extra documentation for the identity verification?
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Emma Davis
•yeah had to upload my drivers license AND social security card AND a utility bill. then wait forever. total nightmare
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Oliver Zimmermann
Just to provide some additional information: When you're partially employed, you can earn up to 1/3 of your weekly benefit amount without any reduction in benefits. Beyond that, each dollar reduces your benefit by about 75 cents. For example: - If your WBA is $675 - You can earn up to $225 (1/3 of $675) with no reduction - Since you earned $178, which is less than $225, you should actually receive your full benefit amount of $675 Make sure you continue completing your job search requirements each week until you're working full-time (defined as 35+ hours per week or earning more than your weekly benefit amount).
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Paolo Ricci
•That's not correct for Washington state. Washington doesn't have the 1/3 earnings disregard that some other states have. In WA, any earnings reduce your benefit by 75% of what you earned. The ESD handbook is clear on this point.
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Oliver Zimmermann
•You're absolutely right - I was thinking of Oregon's system. Thanks for the correction! Washington does indeed deduct 75% of ALL earnings from the weekly benefit amount without any initial earnings disregard. Sorry for the confusion!
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Keisha Williams
Update: Got my payment today! They took off $133.50 from my regular benefit amount, exactly like @practical_solution said. So the 75% formula is correct. Thanks everyone for your help!
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