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• Mailing addresses and fax numbers for benefit claimants

  Mailing addresses and fax numbers for benefit claimants Request for an appealClaims Center AppealsP.O. Box 19018Olympia, WA 98507-0018Fax: 800-301-1795 Petition for reviewAgency Records CenterP.O. Box 9555Olympia, WA 98507-9555 Advice-of-rights form, questionnaires about your job separation, and other requests for information to determine your eligibility for benefitsUnemployment Insurance ImagingP.O. Box 19019Olympia, WA 98507-0019Fax: 800-301-1796      Paper...

• Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) certification or recertification

  Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) certification or recertification How FUTA / IRS 940 reporting works: Comparison of federal and state information Each year, we compare the wages reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on form 940 or on 1040 Schedule H to wages reported to Washington for unemployment insurance purposes. We certify: Your tax rate. The amount of taxable wages. The amount of taxes paid by each employer for two years prior. (For example we sent 2013 data to the IRS in...

• Dispute your tax rate

  Dispute your unemployment tax rate If you disagree with your tax rate, please contact your the Registration & Rate Unit. Most questions can be resolved through a discussion with one of our tax representatives. If you do not agree with the results of your discussion, send a rate review request letter to the Registration & Rate Unit that explains the issue with which you disagree and why you disagree. Include your name, business name, address and Employment Security (ES) number,...

• Unemployment application received

  Unemployment application received You will get a confirmation page after you hit the "Submit" button on the last page of the application. This page means that your application was accepted. It provides important information you are responsible for reading and understanding. If you have any questions about the information, call the claims center to speak with a claims specialist. You also will receive verification by email that your application was received, if you gave us your email...

• Consent agreements

  Summaries of consent agreements resulting from lawsuits against Employment Security Duncan vs. Turner | Nava settlement | O'Brien, et al, vs. ESD | Othello Community Hospital | Pregnancy/disability    Duncan vs. Turner In 1987, the legislature passed a law giving claimants the option of filing for an alternate base year. Before this law was passed, if a claimant didn't have 680 hours worked in their base period (first four of...

• Rule-making - Job search monitoring and standby

  Job search monitoring and standby DescriptionThe rules governing the department's job search monitoring program are being revised to clarify policies and procedures and adapt them to address current funding levels. Some changes will be made to the standby rule which waives job search requirements for certain individuals temporarily laid off by their regular employer. DocumentsCR 101 | CR 102 | CR 103P | Final rule (registration for work) | Final rule (standby)&#160...

• Rule-making - Late petitions for review

  Late petitions for review DescriptionThe Commissioner’s Review Office will have jurisdiction to hold an evidentiary hearing when a petition for review is untimely filed. It eliminates the need to remand the issue of the untimely petition to the Office of Administrative Hearings. If you object to use of the expedited rule-making process, please send your objection to the address listed on the CR105 no later than May 24, 2016. Hearing:Tuesday, August 23, 9:00 a.m.Commissioner’s Conference...

• Rule-making - Claimant handbook

  Claimant handbook DescriptionTo address budget shortfalls, the department is proposing to stop mailing the claimant handbook to every individual who applies for unemployment benefits. You may view the updated handbook by clicking here. DocumentsCR 101 | CR 102 | Proposed rules | CR 103P | Final rules | Concise explanatory statement (back to recent rulemaking archive)  &#160...

• Rule-making - Notices and petitions for review

  Notices and petitions for review DescriptionModifying the mailing address for certain notices mailed to employers; clarifying how adequate notice is provided to claimants filing on the internet; and permitting the department to file petitions for review consistent with other interested parties. DocumentsCR 101 | CR 102 | Proposed rules | CR 103 | Final rules | Concise explanatory statement (back to recent rulemaking archive)  &#160...

• Rulemaking process

  The rulemaking process When the state legislature passes a bill that is signed into law by the Governor, it is coded into state law known as the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). In order to clarify, apply or enforce state laws, state agencies may propose and adopt a rule, sometimes referred to as a regulation, known as the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). The same basic rulemaking process is used to adopt a new rule, amend an existing rule or repeal an existing rule.  Basic rulemaking...