Unemployment Hearings offered by Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings in Olympia
2420 Bristol Court Southwest, Olympia, WA 98502
From I-5 take the Aberdeen/Ocean Beaches exit (Exit 104) onto US Highway 101. Get into the far right lane as soon as possible and take the first exit (Cooper Point Road/Crosby Boulevard). Turn right from the off ramp onto Cooper Point Road. At the next light, turn right onto Evergreen Park Drive SW. (AM-PM will be to your right.) Stay in the right lane and turn right again onto South Evergreen Park Drive SW. Follow the road as it curves to the left and take the third left onto Bristol Court SW. Take the first right into the parking lot. OAH is in the second brick building (2420).
Eligibility
Those who have had unemployment benefits denied by the Employment Security Department.
Hours
M-F, 8am-5pm.
(800) 583-8271
Voice
Application process
Call for more information.
Fees
None.
Service area
Spokane, WA
Wahkiakum, WA
Skamania, WA
Columbia, WA
Okanogan, WA
Kittitas, WA
Klickitat, WA
Thurston, WA
Snohomish, WA
Clark, WA
Kitsap, WA
Ferry, WA
Asotin, WA
Walla Walla, WA
Yakima, WA
Stevens, WA
Lincoln, WA
San Juan, WA
Benton, WA
Jefferson, WA
Chelan, WA
Whatcom, WA
Garfield, WA
Whitman, WA
Pend Oreille, WA
Douglas, WA
Clallam, WA
Grant, WA
Skagit, WA
Pierce, WA
Lewis, WA
Island, WA
Adams, WA
Grays Harbor, WA
Mason, WA
King, WA
Pacific, WA
Cowlitz, WA
Franklin, WA
Other Information
Languages
- Interpreter services
Independent state agency that decides at a hearing whether an applicant is eligible for unemployment benefits after having been denied by the Employment Security Department.
A hearing is a fact-finding process which gives all interested parties an opportunity to present their case.
Most unemployment insurance hearings occur because there has been a job separation.
The purpose of the hearing is usually to decide whether unemployment benefits should be paid.
Data provided by
Washington 211
Providing organization
Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings
A state agency that hears and independently resolves disputes between the public and state agencies with an impartial, quick, and easy to access process.
Most appeals are filed against actions by the Department of Social & Health Services, the Health Care Authority, and the Employment Security Department.