My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: Washington
Here is my situation. I work as a graphic designer and got laid off at the end of February 09 and I have been collecting since. I recently got asked to do a one week project for a client.
So far from what I understand I have two choices, I can still make my weekly claim but report what I earned, saying I was self employed and go through the phone interview,
Or
I don't claim for the week I worked and let my claim close out, then reopen it the following week. However I am unclear at this point which is the best course of action. If I let the claim close out and reopen it the following week, I will probably have to tell them that I did contract work for a week. What is the process of reopening my claim and what are the chances of them denying my claim? Also if I did this repeatedly will the chances of denying my claim get higher?
Any answers to my questions is much appreciated.

