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• Professional Employer Organizations

  Professional Employer Organizations A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a business that has an agreement with one or more client companies to manage their human resource issues, such as workers’ compensation, payroll and unemployment insurance. PEOs do not include independent contractors, temporary-staffing companies, service referral agencies, third-party payers, labor organizations or common-pay agents.  We have proposed a regulation (rule) to legally define the term...

• Professional Employer Organizations FAQ

  Professional Employer Organizations FAQ Q. What is a professional employer organization (PEO)? A. A professional employer organization (PEO) is a business that has an agreement with one or more client companies to manage their human-resource issues, such as workers’ compensation, payroll and unemployment insurance. PEOs do not include independent contractors, temporary-staffing companies, service referral agencies, third-party payers, labor organizations or common-pay agents. The...

• Guidance - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility questions

  Guidance for answering the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility questions This page will help you answer questions on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) application and weekly claims. The PUA program expired on the week ending Sept. 4, 2021.   If you never applied for PUA but believe you have past weeks to claim You can apply through Oct. 6, 2021, but the week ending Sept. 4 is still the last payable week for PUA benefits. That means, if you...

• Corporate officers

  Unemployment benefits for corporate officers Starting the first quarter of 2014, corporate officers of for-profit corporations earning wages in Washington state are exempt from unemployment-insurance coverage unless the corporations voluntarily choose to insure its corporate officers and the Employment Security Department approves the request. Corporate officers still may not be eligible for unemployment benefits if they or their corporate officer family members own 10 percent or more of...

• Self-Employment Assistance Program Report

  Self-Employment Assistance Program Report The purpose of the Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) is to assist eligible unemployed individuals in creating new businesses and job opportunities across Washington state. Unemployment insurance (UI) claimants, identified as likely to exhaust their regular unemployment benefits, are notified of the opportunity to enroll in SEAP training while continuing to receive their unemployment benefits. The 2011 Self-Employment Assistance Program...

• Veteran services FAQ

  Veteran services FAQ Q. Who should military veterans call about job services and veteran benefits?A. For job-services, contact your nearest WorkSource center For veteran benefits, contact Washington state Department of Veteran's Affairs Q. What job services are available through WorkSource for military veterans?A. WorkSource services: Job listings, referrals and hiring events. Résumé and application assistance. Special programs and workshops. Internet access...

• Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services

  Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Overview The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system was established nationwide following the 1993 enactment of Public Law 103-152. The law required state employment security agencies to profile new claimants for regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to identify those most likely to exhaust their regular benefits and refer them to reemployment services to promote a faster transition to new employment. In response to legislation...

• Register your business

  Register your business Register with the Employment Security Department (ESD) If you have employees in Washington, you must register with us to file quarterly wage reports and pay unemployment insurance taxes.   How registration works When you apply for a business license and check the boxes to indicate you have or plan to hire employees, Business Licensing Service notifies us. We register your business and send you a letter letting you know that your business is now...

• Farmworker services

  Farmworker services Employment Security estimates that average annual employment for farmworkers in Washington state (2016) was 97,068.   Additional services are available through WorkSource's Washington Farmworker Services.  The department is committed to working with Washington’s agricultural employers and farm workers by managing the agricultural service program. Through this program, specialized staff are located in offices that serve a 21-county region to help...

• WOTC application deadlines

  Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) application deadlines In Washington state, employers must receive certification from the Employment Security Department in order to deduct the credit on their annual tax returns. To be considered eligible for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, employers and authorized representatives must submit applications within 28 days of the day the job applicant starts work. If the 28-day deadline is approaching and you: Don’t have the required documentation, you may...