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• 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...

• Moving in or out of Washington state

  What to do if you’ve worked in or are moving to another state Where should you file your claim? If you have not worked in Washington during the last 18 months you cannot apply for unemployment benefits in Washington or file weekly claims in Washington state. You must file your claim with one of the state(s) where you worked in the last 18 months. Contact each state where you worked to find out your claim options for those states.The only exceptions are if you were in the military...

• Furloughed state employees: SharedWork Q&A

  Furloughed state employees: SharedWork Q&A   Filing the initial application When should I apply for unemployment benefits?You can set up your SAW account and use ESD’s eServices to apply for benefits once ESD approves your employer’s SharedWork application. A SharedWork representative from your agency will contact staff about next steps. Open this PowerPoint chart. I heard the base year changed on July 1. Should I wait to file to get more benefits?It depends on your situation. If you...

• Phone application questions

  Questions we ask when you apply by phone Here are all of the questions and prompts you may hear when you apply for benefits by phone. Initial introduction and instruction Answer all questions truthfully. Failure to provide accurate information could result in errors on your claim. You will hear an introduction and with some valuable information. Please listen to all of it so you can make sure the choice you make is correct. Welcome to the Washington Unemployment Claims Center and Automated...

• Breakouts - Session 3 - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  REGISTER  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Breakout Speakers Breakout #3 - Tour of LMEA Website: Data and Resources (return to all breakout session speakers) Robert Haglund Research Analyst, Washington State Employment Security...

• Breakouts - Session 4 - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  REGISTER  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Breakout Speakers Breakout #4 - Shipping and transportation sector update (return to all breakout session speakers) MODERATOR: Dave McFaddenManaging Director, Economic Development,&#160...

• Breakouts - Session 6 - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  REGISTER  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Breakout Speakers Breakout #6 - The Future of Work: Workforce trends and “future proofing” Washington’s workers and businesses (return to all breakout session speakers) MODERATOR: Lewis...

• Breakouts - Session 1 - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  REGISTER  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Breakout Speakers Breakout #1 - Combatting labor shortages through apprenticeships and the Community Colleges system (return to all breakout session speakers) MODERATOR: Chad PearsonBusiness...

• Keynotes - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  PRESENTATIONS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Morning Keynote Speakers (Jump to: Lunch keynote panel  |  Closing keynote speakers)   Bret Bertolin  Senior Economist, Washington State Economic and Revenue...

• Breakouts - Session 2 - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  REGISTER  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Breakout Speakers Breakout #2 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Past successes and new initiatives moving forward (return to all breakout session speakers) MODERATOR: Kelly...