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Some Oregonians seeking unemployment insurance benefits are frustrated over long wait times to resolve application issues. The concerns follow the employment department’s rollout of a new website.
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Scammers pulled off one of the biggest suspected frauds in U.S. history while laid-off workers scrambled to survive. A CalMatters investigation finds that the EDD missed red flags and failed to make long-promised changes before the pandemic — and that once the twin crises hit, the state and its top contractors kept making money but were slow to deliver relief.
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The agency was sued over lengthy delays paying unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Now, it has reached a settlement agreement with the Oregon Law Center.
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California hotel employees are anxious to see if state lawmakers may revive a “right to recall” proposal to rehire based on seniority or propose new help. Many also worry additional aid from last month’s federal relief package won’t help them
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Efforts to prevent fraud in state unemployment systems are outdated, hurting millions of people with legitimate claims by causing lengthy and unnecessary delays while not managing to catch much fraud.
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Oregon residents hard-pressed by economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus started receiving emergency payments authorized by state lawmakers on Thursday. By Friday morning, the program was already running out of money.
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Unemployment was low and wages were rising when the coronavirus became a concern. Now the stock market has crashed, quarantines and social distancing are…
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Getting a job can be an adventure in the best of circumstances. Having a criminal record is not the best of circumstances, but people with prison in the…
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The unemployment rates for the nation and our states continue to look pretty good. Oregon and California are both right around four percent unemployment.…
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Technology wins: in many places, you don't have to call a cab anymore, you just use your Uber app to summon a ride-share. Great for people wanting to get…
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The news about Oregon's unemployment rate is great, on its surface: the lowest rate recorded since the current accounting system went into place in 1976.…
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Oregon started counting the unemployment rate in the current method back in 1976. And in that entire time, the rate has never dropped to 3.8%. Until now.…
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J.D. Vance's memoir Hillbilly Elegy is well-timed for an election year focused on the rage of working-class white people. Because that's the family…
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If you happen to meet Adam Davis, ask him what he does for a living. He'd probably get a chuckle out of it. Davis is the Executive Director of Oregon…