ESD showing incorrect employers on husband's claim during adjudication - how to fix?

omg the same thing happened to my bf last month!! he had some random company from eastern WA on his claim that he never worked for! took forever to fix and they made him verify his identity like 3 times

This is likely a case of mixed wage records in the ESD system. Your husband needs to contact the UI Office and specifically request an "Identity Theft Investigation" even though it's probably just a system error. Make sure he has his ID, Social Security card, and employment history documentation ready. The key is getting through to an actual claims specialist who can manually remove the incorrect employers. Regular agents often can't help with this specific issue. When I worked at ESD, we saw this happen when SSNs got mixed up in the quarterly wage reporting system.

This issue is more common than youd think!! The ESD wage database sometimes has errors where employers report wages under the wrong SSN. I had something similar happen and I had to file a formal "wage dispute" to get it fixed. You should also file an official "Identity Information Correction Request" through your husbands eServices account - its under the "more services" tab. MAKE SURE you upload documentation proving his identity and real employment history. If you dont provide enough documentation they'll just deny the request and youll be back at square one!!! Trust me I learned the hard way....

THE EXACT SAMR THING HAPENED TO ME!!!! took me SIX WEEKS to get fixed and i almost got evicted waiting for my benefits. ESD is completeley broken and they dont care at all about us. they said it was some kind of "crossmatch" in there database but wouldnt expain more. goodluck getting anyone on the phone, i called 47 times in one day and never got through. i finally had to go to my state representives office and have them call ESD directly before anyone would help me. try that if you cant get help!!!!!

This is a known issue in the ESD system that occurs when wage records get cross-associated between different individuals. The system is designed to capture all possible wage records that might belong to a claimant, but sometimes it erroneously pulls in records from other individuals with similar names or data entry errors. To resolve this issue properly: 1. Your husband needs to speak directly with a claims specialist (not a general agent) 2. Request a "Wage Record Investigation" and specify the incorrect employers by name 3. The specialist must submit a "Form UCR-481: Employer Association Correction" 4. They'll need to cross-reference his SSN with the tax ID numbers of the incorrect employers Unfortunately, this cannot be resolved through eServices or the general messaging system. It specifically requires a claims specialist with access to the tax record database.

To follow up on the previous advice, I recommend you have your husband create a detailed timeline of his actual employment to present to the claims specialist. Also, I'd suggest having him check his credit report to make sure there isn't anything suspicious going on - sometimes these wage record issues can be linked to identity theft, although in your case it sounds like a system error since it happened before. Once he gets through to ESD, make sure he specifically asks if a "crossmatch flag" has been placed on his account. If yes, that explains why it's in adjudication - the system automatically flags accounts with mismatched employer records for manual review.

After dealing with ESD for years, I can tell you their database is notorious for these employer mix-ups. If it's been 2 weeks already, I'd recommend escalating this issue. When you finally get through to someone, specifically request a "Level 2 Specialist" and mention the term "employer cross-association error." Also, document everything - get the agent's ID number and write down exactly what they tell you. I understand how frustrating it is trying to reach them. I was in the same boat last month with incorrect employers on my claim and spent days getting disconnected. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got connected with an ESD agent within 20 minutes. They have a demo video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Completely worth it when you're stuck in adjudication with bills coming due.

One quick thing I forgot to mention in my earlier comment - make sure your husband continues to file his weekly claims even while this is being sorted out! Some people stop filing because they think there's no point while in adjudication, but that's a huge mistake. Once the employer issue is fixed, he'll only get paid for weeks he properly certified for.

did your husband recently change his name or anything? my cousin had something similar happen after she got married and changed her last name. ESD had her old and new name as different people somehow and it was a total mess!

After reading through this thread, I want to clarify something important: This is almost certainly a database association error, not identity theft. ESD's wage record system occasionally creates erroneous employer associations when processing quarterly wage reports, especially with similar SSNs or data entry errors. The good news is that once your husband speaks with a claims specialist, the resolution process is straightforward. The specialist will verify his identity, confirm which employers are legitimate, then remove the incorrect associations manually in the system. After that, the claim will be released from adjudication and processed normally. To expedite this, have the following ready when he calls: 1. His ID and SSN card 2. W-2s from his legitimate employer 3. A list of the incorrect employers shown on his claim 4. The approximate date when this issue occurred previously And as others have mentioned, he absolutely must continue filing weekly claims during this process.