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• General employers FAQ

  General FAQ for employers   How can I read and reply to requests for information about my employees who have applied for benefits? Two ways: You can access letters and notices we’ve mailed to you and respond to requests for information online using&#160...

• Legislation - Recent and new laws FAQ

  Legislation - Recent and new laws FAQ Q. Have there been recent changes in Employment Security or unemployment-insurance laws?A. In 2011, the state legislature reduced unemployment-insurance taxes for most employers by capping the social-cost component of the unemployment tax and lowering the multipliers that set the social-cost tax rate for 20 of the 40 rate classes. The tax reductions will save employers more than $300 million in 2011, with a total savings of about $360 million from...

• 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...

• Unemployment insurance - fighting fraud FAQ

  Unemployment insurance - fighting fraud FAQ Q. What kind of fraudulent practices are committed against the unemployment-insurance system?A. Both claimants and employers can commit fraud against the unemployment system. The most common types of claimant fraud include failing to look for work, not reporting income and continuing to collect benefits after returning to work.  Until 2006, Employment Security was doing a decent job of identifying and prosecuting fraud by claimants, but...

• Worker training/education FAQ

  Worker training/education FAQ Q. What is Employment Security’s role in the workforce training system?A. Employment Security works with the state’s 12 workforce development councils and other partners to administer the WorkSource employment system. WorkSource centers offer a variety of job-finding resources, including workshops on résumés, interviewing, and how to get and keep a job.  The department also administers federal Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA...

• Washington Service Corps FAQ

  Washington Service Corps FAQ Q. What is Washington Service Corps (WSC)?A. Washington Service Corps is the oldest publicly funded service program of its type in the nation. It provides a small living allowance and educational scholarships to young adults aged 17 and up who commit to 10½ months of community service. The program is administered by the Employment Security Department, using money provided by the federal AmeriCorps program. Q. What is Washington Reading Corps?A....

• Benefit Charging Notice FAQ

  Benefit Charging Notice FAQ Q. Why did I receive a Benefit Charging Notice?A. This letter notifies you that a former employee of yours filed an unemployment claim. It shows the wages and hours your business reported for the individual. Q. What should I do with this?A. Examine the document to ensure the information is correct and matches your payroll information for your former employee. The letter also explains how to request relief of benefit charges and shows the separation...

• Dislocated workers/major layoffs FAQ

  Dislocated workers/major layoffs FAQ Q. What’s a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice? Can I be informed about these notices?A. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide workers 60 days’ advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. In general, employers are covered by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act if they have 100 or more employees and are laying off at least one-third of...

• ESD Agency FAQ

  Employment Security Department - Agency FAQ     What are Employment Security's office hours?  We are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on state holidays....

• Unemployment-insurance benefits FAQ

  Unemployment-insurance benefits FAQ   What is the current unemployment rate? Employment Security publishes the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate once a month on the labor-market information section of our website. The...