File your weekly claim

Log in to your account each week to file your weekly claim.

Don’t wait! Start filing weekly claims as soon as your application is approved.

Weekly claims are how you get paid once your leave begins. If you used a paper application, file weekly claims by calling the Customer Care Team. If you applied online, file your weekly claims by logging in to your Paid Leave account.

By law, submitted weekly claims must be processed within 14 days. If approved for payment, you can expect payment in 3 – 5 business days due to bank processing.
You cannot skip weeks. You must file every week.

Claim weeks always start on Sunday and end the following Saturday, regardless of what day your work week starts. You can file a weekly claim after the week ends.

Note: If you applied using a paper benefit application or chose U.S. Bank ReliaCard as your preferred payment method, you will have received a card in the mail after submitting your application. After your weekly claim is approved, your payments will be automatically loaded to this card. Learn more on the ReliaCard Visa Flyer.

The waiting week is the first approved week you claim while on leave.

You will not be paid for this week. During your waiting week, you may use paid time off from your employer without impacting your Paid Leave benefits.

There is no waiting week for parental bonding leave, medical leave taken during the postnatal period, family leave for the loss of a child or family leave for military exigency.

Hours worked and other types of leave can affect your payments.

You cannot collect unemployment insurance benefits or workers’ compensation benefits at the same time as Paid Leave.

If you worked or received other benefits, like employer-provided time off, you must include it in your weekly claim questionnaire. This includes time worked at a second job, even if you’re not taking leave from that job. Note: This may affect your payment amount, unless your employer offers supplemental benefits.

A supplemental benefit is a payment from an employer to a worker to make up the difference between the worker’s regular wage and the benefit paid by Paid Leave. This could be a salary continuation or paid time off. These payments must be in addition to any Paid Leave benefits the worker receives. Ask your employer if this option is available to you. If your employer offers supplemental benefits, this will NOT affect your weekly payment because you do not report supplemental paid time off on your weekly claim.

For private short-term disability, contact your insurance provider to see if you can file for disability payments at the same time as Paid Leave in case your plan has any restrictions.

You will answer one question at a time as you fill out each weekly claim.

As you answer, you’ll be directed to the next question that applies to you. You may not see every question below during each weekly claim you file.

Do you want to receive Paid Leave benefits for the week?

You have the choice to request or use benefits for any week of your approved leave.

Did you (or will you) receive Unemployment Insurance benefits for this week?

You can’t receive Paid Leave benefits during the same week you received (or expect to receive) unemployment insurance benefits.

Were you (or will you be) paid for this week by Labor & Industries Workers’ Compensation or by your employer’s private insurer for an on-the-job injury?

You can’t receive Paid Leave benefits during the same week you received (or expect to receive) paid benefits from L&I’s Workers’ Compensation.

Did you work at all this week?

If you worked at all this week, select Yes. If you didn’t work at all, or if you’re unemployed, select No.

How many hours did you work?

Enter the number of hours you worked at any job, including self-employment. If you worked a partial hour, round up (e.g., 1.5 hours worked should be entered as 2 hours).

For your first or last weekly claim, you should only report hours worked within your approved leave duration. For example:

If your approved leave start date falls on a Wednesday, do not report any hours you worked on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of that week.
If your approved leave end date falls on a Thursday, do not report any hours you worked on Friday or Saturday of that week.

Did you miss at least 8 consecutive hours of work this week?

You have to miss at least 8 consecutive hours of work in a week to get Paid Leave benefits for that week. For example:

You missed a full 8-hour shift
You missed the last 4 hours of one shift and the first 4 hours of the next shift
You miss two 4-hour shifts in a row

Did you use any paid time off from your employer, like vacation or sick leave?

If you used paid time off this week, like vacation leave, sick leave, or holiday pay, and your employer didn’t specifically tell you it was a supplemental benefit, select Yes. If you used a partial hour, round up (e.g., 1.5 hours should be entered as 2 hours).

If you didn’t use any paid time off this week or the paid time off is considered a supplemental benefit, select No. If you’re not sure if your employer considers your paid time off a supplemental benefit, you’ll need to ask them.

How many hours of paid time off did you use?

Enter the number of hours of paid time off you used.

For your first or last weekly claim, you should only report paid time off used during your approved leave duration. For example:

If your approved leave start date falls on a Wednesday, do not report any paid time off from Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of that week.
If your approved leave end date falls on a Thursday, do not report any paid time off from Friday or Saturday of that week.

If you are using paid time off as a supplemental benefit, don’t report those hours. If you’re not sure if your employer considers your paid time off a supplemental benefit, you’ll need to ask them.

We cannot pay you if the hours you reported working or using paid time off is equal to or more than your typical workweek hours. Your typical workweek hours are the average number of hours you worked per week in your qualifying period. Salaried, full-time employees are always calculated at 40 hours per week.