WAC 192-180-025   Job search review interviews.  (1) What is a job search review (JSR) interview? The JSR is an interview between you and a representative of the WorkSource office or local employment center. Its purpose is to review your job search documentation, identify any barriers to your reemployment, develop a plan for resolving barriers that may be identified, and provide advice on how to improve your job search efforts. For interstate claimants, this interview may be conducted by telephone or by the local employment center in a contracted state.

     (2) Will my job search activities be reviewed? Yes, you must bring your job search log to the interview. The interviewer will review your log with you and discuss areas in which your job search can be improved. The employer contacts and job search activities included in your log will be verified at random. The interviewer may further verify any reported contacts at his or her discretion.

     (3) How many weeks will be reviewed? The interviewer will review at least one week of your job search documentation at the initial interview. If the job search documentation is unsatisfactory, the department will reschedule you for a second interview in which we will review your documentation for all weeks claimed.

     (4) What happens if I don't attend the initial JSR interview? If you fail to attend the initial JSR interview and you have an:

     (a) Excused absence, WorkSource staff will reschedule you for a review of one week of your job search documentation.

     You may be excused from attending the initial JSR interview only for the following reasons:

     (i) Jury duty;

     (ii) National Guard duty;

     (iii) Natural disaster or acts of nature; or

     (iv) Verifiable employment or a job interview.

     (b) Unexcused absence, the following will apply:

     (i) The department will schedule you for an interview in which we will review your job search activities for all weeks claimed; and

     (ii) The department will deny your benefits for the week of the initial interview unless you can show good cause for not attending. (See WAC 192-180-030.)

     (5) What does "all weeks" mean? For purposes of this section, "all weeks" means the latest of the following:

     (a) Weeks claimed since you filed your application for benefits; or

     (b) Weeks claimed since your last JSR interview, if applicable.

     (6) Do I need to bring anything else to the JSR interview? You must be prepared to present proof of your identity during the JSR interview. Acceptable documents are:

     (a) State or government issued driver's license or identification card with photo;

     (b) U.S. passport (expired or unexpired);

     (c) Permanent resident card or alien registration receipt card (Form I-551);

     (d) Unexpired employment authorization document, with photo;

     (e) School identification card with photo;

     (f) Voter's registration card;

     (g) U.S. military identification card or draft record;

     (h) Military dependent's identification card;

     (i) U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner card; or

     (j) Native American tribal document.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, and 50.20.010. 10-11-046, § 192-180-025, filed 5/12/10, effective 6/12/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040. 07-22-055, § 192-180-025, filed 11/1/07, effective 12/2/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, 50.12.042. 05-01-076, § 192-180-025, filed 12/9/04, effective 1/9/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040. 99-13-002, § 192-180-025, filed 6/3/99, effective 7/4/99.]