Employee Self Service (ESS)
ESS is used by Washington state employees to check earnings statements, request leave, and manage their contact information.
ESS Portal is being replaced. The ESS Portal will be replaced with a new self-service application called MyPortal on May 16, 2020. For more information, including a demonstration and user procedures for the new application, visit My Portal – ESS replacement project.
Leave Requests
- Submit Leave Request
- Change Leave Request
- Delete Leave Request
- Display Leave Request
- Display Leave Balances
- Display Leave Calendar
- Display Team Calendar (Supervisors/Managers)
- Approve/Reject Leave Request (Supervisors/Managers)
- Submit Leave Request on Behalf of Employee (Supervisors/Managers)
- Approve/Reject Leave Request on Behalf of Employee (Supervisors/Managers)
Troubleshooting
- Accessibility Settings (JAWS)
- Error 'Change too far in payroll past. Contact Lv Admin'
- Error 'Change too far in payroll past. Contact Lv Admin'
- Error 'Login ID or Email is incorrect or your ESS account does not have an email entered'
- Error 'No absence type quota'
- Error 'Please refresh and approve/reject the most current request'
- Error 'System unavailable, please try again in 1 hour'
- Warning 'Leave already exists on this day. Total Leave hrs must not exceed schedule'
- Browser Troubleshooting
- Mobile & Tablet Troubleshooting
