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• GCDE Calendar

  Governor's Committee on Disability Issues & Employment CALENDAR 2023 calendar link (2024 coming soon!) *Updated 5/11/23 - corrections made GCDE Meetings We invite you to join us for our public and quarterly meetings. CART and ASL interpreters will be provided. For any additional reasonable accommodation requests, please contact GCDE staff at gcde@esd.wa.gov, at least two weeks prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate any requests made after that...

• Expanding good cause for voluntarily quitting employment

  Expanding good cause for voluntarily quitting employment Description The Employment Security Department is engaging in rulemaking to incorporate into the Department’s rules the changes made by House Bill 1106 (2023). House Bill 1106 expanded the good cause reasons for voluntarily quitting employment set forth in RCW 50.20.050 and updates the employer rate charging requirements set forth in RCW 50.29.021.   Phase 1: The Department updated the definition of family member and...

• Transportation Network Companies

  Transportation Network Companies Description The Employment Security Department (Department) is engaging in rulemaking to amend current rules in accordance with the Department’s 2022 report on transportation network companies and to integrate transportation network companies and their drivers into the unemployment insurance system as set forth in SHB 1570 (2023). This rulemaking will cover unemployment insurance only and will not cover paid family and medical leave. More...

• Phone application questions

  Questions we ask when you apply by phone Here are all of the questions and prompts you may hear when you apply for benefits by phone. Initial introduction and instruction Answer all questions truthfully. Failure to provide accurate information could result in errors on your claim. You will hear an introduction and with some valuable information. Please listen to all of it so you can make sure the choice you make is correct. Welcome to the Washington Unemployment Claims Center and Automated...

• Temporary layoffs and furloughs

  Temporary layoffs, standby and partial unemployment Workers may qualify for benefits with different requirements when they are affected by temporary layoffs or partial unemployment. This depends on whether the worker is eligible for standby or their employer participates in SharedWork. Standby: Waives the job search requirements for benefits during a temporary layoff. Workers can apply in eServices within four weeks of their return-to-work date....

• WIOA Quarterly Performance Reports

  WIOA quarterly performance reports Statewide and workforce development area (WDA) quarterly performance reports (QPRs) in both single quarter and rolling 4 quarter are now available. Statewide Single Quarter  PY 2023, Q3 (ending 3/31/2024) WIOA Youth WIOA Adult WIOA Dislocated Worker Wagner-Peyser TAA Statewide Rolling 4 Quarters PY 2023, Q3 (ending 3/31/2024) WIOA Youth WIOA Adult WIOA Dislocated Worker Wagner-Peyser TAA...

• Commissioner’s Review Office

  Commissioner’s Review Office The Commissioner’s Review Office is responsible for issuing final legal Decisions of Commissioner in unemployment-insurance benefits and tax cases. A case originates from a written determination issued by the department.  An employer or benefits claimant dissatisfied with the department’s determination may appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings. An administrative law judge holds a hearing at which the parties submit their documentary evidence and...

• Pro-equity anti-racism (PEAR) at ESD

  Pro-equity anti-racism (PEAR) at ESD   The Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) effort is a statewide initiative to manifest a pro-equity anti-racism ecosystem in Washington state. As directed through an executive order, and under the direction of the Washington State Office of Equity, all state agencies will develop PEAR action plans to help achieve the PEAR vision that: “Everyone in Washington has full access to the opportunities, power and resources they need to...

• Have this information ready

  Have this information ready You need to provide us with the following information, whether you apply for unemployment benefits online or by phone. The online application system logs out after 15 minutes of inactivity, so please save frequently. The phone system will also hang up after a short period of inactivity. So please have your information ready! Your Social Security number. Your name (as shown on your identification document) and birthdate. Your citizenship status. If you're not an U...

• Contact information for employers

  Contact information for employers    General tax information and forms 855-829-9243 Persons with hearing or speaking impairments can call Washington Relay Service 711 Mailing addresses  Paid Family & Medical Leave Website: PaidLeave.wa.gov Email: paidleave@esd.wa.gov   Bankruptcy notices P.O. Box 9046Olympia, WA 98507(U.S. Postal Service only. No UPS or FedEx) Email: esdgpbankruptcyunit@esd.wa.gov  Find tax-related contact information and...