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Unemployment Update
Lost Wages Assistance remains in effect each week the program remains federally funded.
The Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program is active and a large number of payments continue to be processed. Over $625,600,000 in LWA benefits was paid to more than 400,000 eligible claimants last week. The high volume has caused slight delays. Help to minimize delays by waiting until later in the week to log in and use eServices. Refer to the Employment Security Department website for details.
Weekly updated Unemployment Insurance Claims Dashboard for WA
Unemployment and ESD
What are the differences between all of the unemployment programs?
SharedWork
If a business is under strain and cannot employ workers full-time, SharedWork allows employers to reduce hours and allow workers to collect partial unemployment. SharedWork claims do not count against an employer’s experience rating. If you have to reduce hours, this is the best option for the employer and the worker.
Regular UI
Regular UI refers to standard unemployment insurance benefits. This is the traditional unemployment benefit – the only significant change is the temporary waiver of the requirement for claimants to look for a new job through Nov. 9.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – PUA
PUA is a federal program to support unemployed workers ineligible for regular UI benefits. Independent contractors, part-time workers, self-employed workers, and some other workers are eligible. See the second page of this document to determine PUA eligibility.
Pandemic Unemployment Extended Benefits – PEUC
PEUC is a federal program to continue benefit payments to unemployed workers that have exhausted their benefits. PUA and UI recipients are eligible to apply. After 26 weeks on regular UI or PUA, workers will receive a notice of final payment for their current program and a prompt to apply for PEUC. PEUC affords an additional 20 weeks of benefits.
Extended Benefits – EB
Extended benefits are available for recipients of regular UI benefits after they have been exhausted. Only regular UI claimants may apply – PUA claimants are not eligible. Claimants that exhaust their benefits should apply for PEUC first and consume those benefits before applying for EB.
Lost Wages Assistance – LWA
LWA is a federal program that pays an additional $300 per week to eligible claimants. To receive the extra benefit, workers must complete some extra questions each week through ESD’s eServices interface.
How long does it take for a claim to be processed?
Be careful and accurate when filing for benefits. Claims without issues are processed in 13 days on average. Claims with technical issues are taking up to 8-1/2 weeks to resolve. Contacting ESD may be difficult; agents are focused on resolving the longest-waiting claims.
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Moratorium on evictions extended
The Governor extended a moratorium on evictions last week. The extension included some modifications, including that tenants may be evicted if their behavior is “imminently hazardous” to the physical safety of other persons on the premises.
Utility disconnection moratorium extended
The governor similarly extended a similar proclamation regarding utility services. Energy, water, and landline telephone companies may not disconnect or refuse reconnection of residential customers over nonpayment. Late fees may not be assessed.
The state of our Unemployment Trust Fund Account
Phone numbers for UI Claimants:
- “Regular” claims: 800-318-6022
- Training benefits: 877-600-7701
- General unemployment questions: 833-572-8400
- Debt collection unit (overpayments): 866-697-4831
- Trade Act: 888-317-0480
- Assistance with eServices sign-in: 855-682-0785
Phone numbers for Employers:
- UI benefits questions: 877-504-5607
- Web tax filing help and employer tax questions: 855-829-9243 (855-TAX-WAGE)
- SharedWork help line: 800-752-2500
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit: 800-669-9271
Other important phone numbers:
- Veterans (Dept. of Veterans Affairs): 800-562-2308
- WorkSourceWA.com sign-in assistance: 888-316-5627
- Washington Service Corps: 888-713-6080
- Labor market information: 360-890-3735
- Benefit and tax fraud: 800-246-9763
- Federal bonding program: 800-669-9271
- Paid Family and Medical Leave: 833-717-2273
Jobs:
http://northcoasthotjobs.blogspot.com/2020/08/north-coast-hot-jobs-aug-8th.html
ClallamEDC has jobs listed on the Employment page of their website that are routinely updated.