ESD still hasn't responded to my overpayment waiver after 4 months - now taking money from my new claim

This exact thing happened to me last year. My waiver took almost 5 months to process, and ESD was taking $210 out of my benefits every week. What I did was contact my state representative's office and explained my situation. Their constituent services staff contacted ESD directly, and suddenly my waiver was processed within 10 days. I got all my money back in one lump sum payment about a week after that. You should be able to find your state rep's contact info online. Just google "[your county] WA state representative" and reach out to their office. They actually have staff dedicated to helping with ESD issues.

I had a similar situation, though not quite as bad. My waiver was pending for about 3 months. The key insight I can share is that waivers are handled by a completely separate team from regular adjudicators. The "waiting for adjudicator" status you're seeing is misleading - it's actually in a different queue altogether. Make sure when you call, you specifically ask to speak with someone from the overpayment/collections department, not just any claims agent. They're the only ones who can see the actual status of your waiver and potentially expedite it.

I know this sounds crazy, but have you tried using Claimyr? It's a service that helps you actually get through to ESD on the phone instead of getting disconnected or waiting forever. I was in a similar situation with my overpayment waiver (took 3 months) and was getting desperate. I found Claimyr, and they got me connected to an actual ESD agent in about 20 minutes. The agent was able to see that my waiver had actually been approved but was stuck in the system waiting for processing. They expedited it and I got my refund the next week. Here's their website if you want to check it out: claimyr.com They also have a video demo that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 I was skeptical at first but honestly it saved me so much stress.

THEY ARE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE!! The entire system is designed to make people give up and not get the money they're owed. I had THREE waivers that took 7 months to process. By the time they finally approved them, I had already paid back over $2,000 from my weekly benefits that I should never have had to pay!! You NEED to be persistent. Call EVERY SINGLE DAY. Send messages through eServices EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Document everything. Ask for supervisor names. Write down who you talked to and when. Eventually, they'll process your waiver just to get you to stop bothering them. The system is DESIGNED to fail people who need help the most. It's DISGUSTING!!

my waiver took 6 months to process so 4 months isn't that bad tbh. they eventually approved it and i got all my money back. just keep waiting, its frustrating but theres not much u can do to speed it up.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet - make sure you continue to file your weekly claims properly while waiting for the waiver decision. If you miss filing claims during this period, it can complicate things even more. Also, double-check your Notices section in eServices to see if they've sent you any letters requesting additional information that you might have missed. Sometimes waivers get held up because ESD is waiting for documentation they requested, but the notice got lost in the mail or filtered to spam in your email. Worth checking!

ugh this is exactly why i tell everyone to always appeal EVERYTHING with unemployment!! even if you think you might owe the money, always file the appeal and waiver request because once they start taking money its so hard to get it back. sorry ur dealing with this, the waiting is the worst part :/

wait so they approved ur first 3 waivers but not the 4th one for the same issue?? that makes no sense!! did u use the same reason for all of them? im confused how they could approve some but not others