r/UnemploymentWA Feb 19 '24

Resolved Adjudication in Progress - 3 weeks now

I recently had to quit my job as my partners company required her to return to office. I filed on Jan 28, 2 days after my last day at work and after having gotten all moved in etc. After initially applying I received a request for more information. One was to verify my identity to which I provided several of the required documents. The other was for more details about the separation, to which I provided the emails my partner received from her company regarding her need to return to office. Week 1 I wait the 48hr wait time expected to pay out. My weekly claim remains pending. That Friday I send a message asking whats going on, if they need more info etc, no response which looks to be expected. By Monday my claim is pending "further research" and under the pending issues tab it now said there is an adjudication in progress as off Feb 11. I've continued to file my weekly claims, now up to my third which are all pending. I'm not sure if I just need to wait as I see they've had long wait times, or if I need to contact a state rep etc. I have taken a look through the subreddit and there is a lot to sift through here. I did fine the district finder map, but I don't know which or if all of these reps should be contacted, whether it should be through the contact forms on this site or some other or if there is specific staff that I need to contact that would handle these issues. On the online activity tab there is nothing that needs my attention and all the aforementioned identify/separation issues say processed with confirmation numbers and everything. I'd like to take care of this as quick as possible so I could just focus on finding a job and not worry about how I'm supposed to pay rent while I look.

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u/SoThenIThought_ Admin for WEBA.Law, WA Unemployment Benefits Feb 27 '24

Sorry for delay. Got utterly swamped today with Reddit stuff

So, to accomplish this task

  • 2. A brief statement describing that they (husband) stayed In his job for as long as possible prior to the relocation, and how and why Simply because this is what is specifically required in the law. I can guide you on what to make if you want - and what we make can also be confirmed in a free 15 minute consultation with the law firm associated with our community

... Part of this depends on the amount of time in between when you left work and when you had to relocate, for example

A statement that says

I had to quit work to relocate for my spouse. We only had to move one couch so I quit 9 months in advance so I could move it 1 cm per day. probably not going to be eligible

I continued working until we had saved up enough money and then I quit and just lived off savings until we actually had to move two months later probably not eligible

In order to successfully relocate, we needed to find new housing, a new job for me, and new childcare, and a new school. These are major tasks. I started with a new school for the dependent. The enrollment process alone after the initial email was expected to take 3 weeks but, I could accomplish most of these tasks while I worked so I continued working. New childcare after the initial email contact / phone contact indicated that I would need a minimum of 2 weeks in advance to enroll the dependent in childcare prior to moving, so I continued working. I did not have a job lined up after the move, but based on our current financial situation, I didn't necessarily need to instantly, so I continued working. Based on a travel time of two days, packing and moving for 2 days, and unpacking and moving for 2 days, I left work 7 days in advance of what I expected to be a 6-day process. We ended up completing this process in nine days so I had left work exactly at the correct time obviously there would be more specific robust details in each of these segments but otherwise, this would be eligible