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Washington State Application for Emergency Unemployment Compensation

This post was originally written on March 13, 2009. I am reposting it on my new blog because it’s important. The original article is here.

I’ve recently been discovering the inner workings of the Washington Unemployment system. Not for me — I’ve got a job — but for a friend. To say that the unemployment system is a huge beast of bureaucracy is a polite way to describe it. I’m sure anyone who has dealt with it already knows this.

Not too long ago, my friend’s benefits ran out. The Unemployment Agency is supposed to send out an “Application for Emergency Unemployment Compensation”. It’s supposed to be used after your regular benefits expire, but you still can’t get work and you need an extension so you don’t have to go homeless and starving. You can guess where this is going: they didn’t. Fortunately, my dad used to work at the Tacoma WorkSource office, so he kinda knows how things work. He (through a friend of HIS) was able to get a copy of that form. Which now sits on my hard drive. So, for anyone who might need the “Application for Emergency Unemployment Compensation” in Washington State, you can now download it below.

Download Washington_State_Application_for_Emergency_Unemployment.PDF