r/UnemploymentWA • u/FollowingCandid927 • Nov 17 '25
In Progress... Going on 9 weeks of "pending" status, no adjudicator has been assigned to my case yet
Hello u/SoThenIThought_ ,
**sorry if this is getting to you 2x. I sent a message right before I saw your note asking for people to make a post instead. So please disregard my message to the Mods**
First, THANK YOU SO MUCH for putting your knowledge out in the open regarding unemployment. Its a very emotional and humbling journey to be on and the world needs more people like you in it. So, THANK YOU.
I applied for unemployment after being laid off and my claims began Sept 27th. I have continued to submit my claims weekly.
Reason for lay off: Company restructure and my position was eliminated. I have a letter from my former employer stating this and that it was by no fault of my own. The termination was effective immediately and I did not receive any severance package.
When I applied for unemployment there was a one day overlap in my eligibility dates from the last time I claimed unemployment and the system automatically denied me. I originally thought my claim was denied due to my employer not submitting my hours properly, but ESD explained my most recent employment was outside of my eligibility window. All of that has since been resolved and I received confirmation from ESD. They told me this issue was not holding up anything on their end and I received an updated eligibility letter as well.
After additional weeks of "pending" status and once I finally got through to ESD via phone, they explained that an adjudicator would need to review my case before payments were released. They told me on the phone that an adjudicator had not yet been assigned. That was three weeks ago and nothing has changed.
I do not have anything under "pending issues" on my dashboard and i also checked under "upload a document" like you instructed in your previous posts and there is nothing there as well.
I applied, and was accepted, into SEAP (self-employment assistance program) so I have been moving forward with setting up my own company. I don't think this is necessarily relevant, but wanted to include that just in case it does have some bearing.
I am at a loss on what to do next. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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u/Content_Customer7074 Nov 17 '25
I was fired mid July. My claim got approved 2 weeks ago and I got all of the back pay. The phone rep said that they aren’t even looking at new claims that need an adjudicator until , on average, between week 9 and 11. I think mine got approved at week 13. The person also let me know that if you get a notice of eviction or a utility disconnect notice to call them immediately and they can do a hardship emergency expedite on your case. Good luck to you. Hopefully it won’t be to much longer for you to wait.
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u/PasswordPopcorn Nov 18 '25
Call who? every time I call I get the standard 'due to high call volume we are unable to help at this time, please try calling back later *they hangup*'
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u/FollowingCandid927 Nov 19 '25
u/PasswordPopcorn try selecting "2" for spanish... I tried calling for WEEKS with the same result as you described. I got someone right away, asked if I could speak to someone in English and they put me in the queue that I could actually wait for someone.
Call. Dial 2 for Spanish. Enter ssn. 1 to confirm ssn. Dial 7. Dial 9.
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u/drossdragon Nov 17 '25
You are caught up in the too many applicants, not enough employees situation. They will get to your case, but it will take time. If you are sure all the timing issues are resolved, just hang in there.
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u/SoThenIThought_ Admin for WEBA.Law, WA Unemployment Benefits Nov 18 '25
I would like to see a specific screenshot of your online account before i'm able to properly continue to troubleshoot; You explained it perfectly I just need to double-check my own understanding. do you want to do that here on the post? or?