To file for Washington Unemployment BEnefits one need to go to the ESDWAGOV website.
Where do the Unemployment benefits come from - Partially from the tax filed by the former employers. Claiming unemployment benefits cannot be a way of life. It is to meet expenses while one looks for a new job. It is an opportunity for furloughed workers to make a transition to a new opportunity.
What are the valid reasons to collect Unemployment Insurance?
One cannot collect unemployment insurance just by being unemployed or quitting one's job. One has to have sufficient reasons to avail of this benefit. Some valid reasons include medical discharge, unemployment because of layoffs, domestic violence, etc. All states have their criteria and there are unemployment attorneys too maybe able to guide if one thinks one deserves the unemployment benefits and is not getting it.
Applying for unemployment benefits is best done online. Washington State lacks an unemployment claims filing office.
Check out https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment for the eligibility criteria to file for unemployment claims. Fraud is better avoided as it is taken seriously.
There are various kinds of unemployment like being laid off, quitting, military discharge, injury lay off and Unemployment claims and insurance will vary accordingly.
Find out about unemployment claims, benefits, job search, benefits denial issues, unemployment records and more at the ESDGOVWA website at esd.gov.wa