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All Washington state agencies will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20. Weekly unemployment benefit payments may be delayed slightly due to holiday closures that affect banks and credit unions.
We constantly work to fight unemployment identity theft and tax fraud. Learn how you can protect yourself and what to do if it happens to you.
We take unemployment benefits fraud seriously. If you think someone has applied for benefits using your information, report it to us.
Protecting your personal information is a top priority for the Employment Security Department (ESD). Learn how to identify and avoid scams.
We don't want you to pay income taxes on unemployment benefits you did not claim. Learn how to prevent it and what to do if it happens to you.
Report a business you suspect is not registered with Washington state or is underreporting their employees.
