First week disqualified due to DoorDash/Spark - will my second ESD payment ever arrive?

So from my experience, the first week being disqualified is almost certainly your waiting week. Washington still has the one-week waiting period before benefits kick in. The self-employment adjudication is likely what's holding up your second week payment though. When you reported your UberEats earnings, it triggered a review. They need to determine if your gig work constitutes full self-employment (which would disqualify you) or just part-time earnings that would reduce your weekly benefit amount. The fact that you stopped doing deliveries altogether might actually help your case going forward. Keep filing your weekly claims while this resolves, and make sure you're completing your required 3 job search activities each week and documenting them correctly.

the same exact thing happened 2 me!!! did doordash 4 like 3 weeks and it messed everything up, i had adjudication for like 6 weeks before getting paid. so annoying they dont tell u this stuff

I went through something similar with my Etsy shop. The issue is that when you report self-employment income, ESD has to determine: 1. Whether you're "able and available" for full-time work (since self-employed people typically control their own hours) 2. If your gig work constitutes a regular job or just side income 3. How to properly deduct your earnings from your benefit amount In my situation, I had to participate in a phone interview with an adjudicator. They asked about how many hours I worked, whether I could accept full-time work if offered, and details about my job search. The whole process took about 3-4 weeks before they made a determination. If you've already completely stopped the gig work, make sure to emphasize that in any communication with ESD. Also, keep detailed records of all your job search activities - they might ask for this documentation later.

ESD is such garbage!! They probably won't pay u for MONTHS. I was in adjudication for 11 WEEKS last year for something similar. They don't care if u can't pay bills or buy food. The system is designed to make people give up.

Quick recommendation - if you need to actually speak with someone at ESD about your adjudication status, I found a service called Claimyr that helped me get through to an ESD agent when I was stuck in a similar situation. Their website is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 Basically, they wait on hold for you and call you when an agent picks up. I was skeptical at first but it saved me hours of frustration when I was dealing with an adjudication issue related to my previous freelance work. The agent I spoke with was able to expedite my claim review.

I want to share what I learned from a similar situation. First, yes, that first week disqualification is your waiting week - everyone has to serve one waiting week per benefit year before payments begin. Regarding the self-employment issue, here's what matters: • If your gig work was less than 17 hours per week and you were still available for full-time regular employment, you should still qualify for partial benefits • You need to report all earnings including tips from the week you performed the work (not when you got paid) • They'll deduct a portion of your earnings from your weekly benefit amount The adjudication could take 3-6 weeks based on current ESD timelines. Make sure you keep filing your weekly claims during this time, accurately reporting any work/earnings, and documenting your 3 job search activities per week. Also important: when you eventually talk to ESD, make it very clear that your delivery gigs were temporary stop-gap measures while you sought regular employment, not your primary occupation.

wait i'm confused... isn't the waiting week supposed to be unpaid but not 'disqualified'? thats different from being denied, right? when mine said disqualified it was becus I did something wrong on my claim

Has anyone tried emailing your state representative about ESD issues? When my claim was stuck in adjudication for 5 weeks last year, I finally emailed my district rep with my claim details and they actually helped push it through within a week. Might be worth a try if you're really desperate about rent.

One more important thing to mention - make sure you're still doing and documenting your job search activities every week, even during adjudication. If they eventually approve your claim, they'll check that you've been meeting the job search requirements for all those weeks. I've seen people get approved after weeks of waiting only to discover they can't get paid for certain weeks because they didn't keep up with their job search requirements during the wait.