Washington Unemployment Benefits Poster Mandatory

You may be eligible for	
Employers are legally required to post this notice in a place convenient for employees to read (see RCW 50.20.140).
The Employment Security Department is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Language assistance services for limited English proficient individuals are available 	 	free of charge. Washington Relay Service: 711	
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if you lose your job	
To apply for unemployment, you will need
• 	Your Social Security number. 	
• 	Names and addresses of everyone you worked for 	 	
in the last 18 months.	
• 	Dates you started and stopped working for each employer.	
• 	Reasons you left each job.	
• 	Your alien registration number if you are not a U.S. citizen.	
• 	Your SF8 and SF50 (if you worked for the Federal Government 	 	
in the last 18 months). 	
• 	Your Washington State ID or License, if applicable.	
If you were in the military within the last 18 months, we will also ask \
	 	
you to fax or mail us a copy of your discharge papers (Form DD214 	 	
member 4 or higher).
The fastest way to apply is online at esd.wa.gov
If you don’t have a home computer, you can access one at a 	 	
WorkSource center or your local library.
If you can’t apply online, try contacting us over the phone
Call 800-318-6022. Persons with hearing or speaking impairments can 
call Washington Relay Service 711. We are available to help you Monday 
through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on state holidays. You may 
experience long wait times.
You must look for work each week that you claim benefits
Visit WorkSource to find all the FREE resources you need to find a job. 	 	
These include workshops, computers, copiers, phones, fax machines, 
Internet access, and job listings. Log onto 	WorkSourceWA.com	 to find 	 	
the nearest office.	
If your work hours have been reduced to part-time, you 	 	
may qualify for partial unemployment benefits.
If you have been unemployed due to a work-related injury 	 	
or non-work-related illness or injury and are now able to work 
again, you may be eligible for Temporary Total Disability (TTD) 
unemployment benefits.
For more information, please refer to the Handbook for 	 	
Unemployed Workers at 	ESD.WA.GOV	.	
UNEMPLOYMENT 	 	
BENEFITS
Visit 	www.esd.wa.gov	 to apply 	and 	
click “Sign in or create an account”	
ESD.WA.GOV