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• Benefit claims process FAQ

  Benefit claims process FAQ Q.  I received a notice about a worker who applied for benefits, but this person never worked for me. What should I do?A.  Mark the box on the notice or write anywhere on the notice to indicate this person never worked for you and return it to us.  Q.  I received a notice that a part-time employee of mine has applied for unemployment benefits. How can he get benefits if he has a job?A.  Since your worker applied for...

• Domestic violence definition for UI claims

  Domestic violence definition for UI claims Description Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1320 (Chapter 215, Laws of 2021) amended the definition of domestic violence. The expedited rule amends WAC 192-150-112 so that the definition of domestic violence is consistent with newly codified definition. Documents CR 105 | Expedited Rule | CR 103P | Final Rule     (back to UI rulemaking)  &#160...

• Paid Family and Medical Leave claims data

  Paid Family and Medical Leave claims...

• 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 - Conditional payments

  Conditional Payments Description WAC 192-100-070 currently defines a conditional payment is an unemployment benefit paid after an individual has already received one benefit payment but “during a period in which the Department questions [the individual’s] continued eligibility for benefits.”  More clarity is needed to objectively define the beginning and end of this period in which the Department is questioning the individual’s continued eligibility for benefits.  &#160...

• COVID-19 economic data

  COVID-19 economic data Covid-19 has had profound effects on the Washington labor market. The first documented case in North America was discovered in Washington state in late January. By early March, businesses and schools began to proactively address the emerging situation with temporary closures and deep cleaning. In mid-March, widespread business closures were put in place, prompting a tidal wave of applications for unemployment insurance. Because of how rapidly the situation evolved, weekly...

• Refusal to work

  Refusing work offers You may be denied unemployment benefits if you decline an offer for suitable work. You are required to report any offers of work that you declined when submitting claims and have a good cause reason not to accept suitable work. • Suitable work is in line with your prior training, work experience, education, health, safety and morals.• Good cause is established when you have a personal and compelling reason for refusing an offer of...

• Unemployment Insurance Data

  Unemployment insurance claims and benefits data The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own and meet certain other eligibility requirements.  Claims and benefits data updated for 2024  Weekly initial claims applications for unemployment benefits through week 15:  As reported to the Department of Labor. Dashboard  By county for 2024 Statewide Weekly claims...

• Rule-making - Claim center telephone-hours

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  Claim center telephone hours DescriptionUnemployment claims centers will modify the hours during which incoming calls will be accepted from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. In addition, weekly claims must be filed by 4:00 p.m. Friday (or the last working day of the week). Claims centers will remain open from 4:00-5:00 to return calls to individuals who selected the “call back” option and to process claims for individuals who reached the claims center prior to 4:00 p.m. and chose to...

• Rule-making - Delinquent tax rates

  Reasonable Assurance DescriptionClarifying requirements for educational employees to qualify for unemployment benefits, specifically addressing modifications to the analysis of whether an education employee has a contract or reasonable assurance of continued employment, as well as clarifying eligibility requirements for educational employees with multiple employers.  DocumentsCR 103P  |  Final Rule  |  Concise Explanatory Statement  |  Rule...