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• November 2014 ESAC meeting

  November 2014 ESAC meeting materials Agenda (PDF, 91KB) Minutes (PDF, 90KB) Action items (PDF, 48KB) Action items Q and A (PDF) Budget (PDF, 39KB) ESAC state of the state (PDF, 33KB) Career Readiness: briefing paper (PDF, 19KB); history & next steps (PDF, 52KB); Power Point presentation (PDF, 2MB) Work Start briefing paper (PDF, 26KB) WorkSource data slides: jobs, number of customers and employers served (PDF, 102KB) Governor's WIOA...

• 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...

• Self-Employment Assistance Program

  Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) Unemployed workers can create new businesses and job opportunities for other workers through self employment. While participating in the Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), you can create a job in an occupation that interests you and stimulate the local economy. Each new business can provide employment for you and for people you hire. SEAP offers a valuable option to eligible people who wish to run their own business. This program can give you the...

• Citizenship and legal rights

  Citizenship and legal right to work As a condition of eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, federal regulations require that each claimant declare under penalty of perjury whether he or she is a citizen or national of the U.S. An individual who is not a citizen or national of the U.S. must present alien registration documentation to verify he or she is authorized to work in the U.S. Employment Security Department (ESD) verifies an individual’s immigration...

• 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...

• Disaster Unemployment Assistance

  Disaster Unemployment Assistance Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is a federal program that provides financial assistance to people who both: Lose or experience interruptions in employment or self-employment because of a major disaster, and Don’t qualify for regular state-funded unemployment insurance (UI). On this page: • About DUA• Current DUA status• DUA eligibility• Filing for DUA• DUA benefits...

• Become a GCDE member

  Governor’s Committee for Disability Issues & Employment (GCDE) BECOME A MEMBER   Members volunteer their time and knowledge to support the work of the committee and to benefit the community of people with disabilities in Washington state. The committee has 25 volunteer members appointed by the governor. They serve a 3-year term with the possibility of being appointed to a second 3-year term. According to Executive Order 87-08: At least 50% of GCDE members are...

• Victims of domestic violence or stalking

  Victims of domestic violence or stalking You may be eligible for unemployment benefits if you had to leave work because you are a victim of domestic violence or stalking. You must show that it was necessary to leave work to protect yourself or your immediate family members from domestic violence or from stalking.  For more information, read Washington state law regarding domestic violence and stalking. Applying for benefits Your mailing address is provided to your former employer and other...

• About eServices for employers

  About eServices for employers eServices is a secure website for conducting much of your Employment Security Department business. To use it, you’ll first need to create an eServices account, which requires several steps. Please read this page before starting the process. This also will help you sign in and navigate. The more you know, the easier it will be! In eServices, you can: 1. Manage your employees’ unemployment claims Reply to inquiries, including questions about employees who were...

• Unemployment Benefits

  Unemployment benefits What are unemployment benefits? Unemployment benefits provide you with temporary income when you lose your job through no fault of your own. The money partly replaces your lost earnings and helps you pay expenses while looking for new work. The benefits, from taxes your former employer(s) paid, are not based on financial need. While you receive benefits, your job is to get back to work as quickly as possible. How to apply...