News
Panel weighs comments on paid family and medical leave
An advisory panel seeks public comments as it writes rules for how Oregon will offer paid family and ... Read more
Latest david gerstenfeld
News
Federal grant helps state improve access to jobless benefits
Oregon will spend more than $4.5 million from a new federal grant, one of four in the nation, ... Read more
News
Oregon using alternatives to facial recognition software to verify unemployment benefits
The Oregon Employment Department is defending its use of a contractor that relies on facial technology to verify ... Read more
News
Oregon’s paid family leave program presses on
Oregon’s program of paid family leave is still on track to start in 2023 despite a complaint alleging ... Read more
Uncategorized
Lawmakers delay Oregon paid family leave program
Oregon’s new program of paid family leave would be delayed under a bill that is headed to Gov. ... Read more
News
House delays start of paid family leave in Oregon
Oregon’s new program of paid family leave would be delayed under a bill that has cleared the House. ... Read more
News
Some jobless benefits continue unbroken under Biden plan
All unemployed Oregonians will continue to get uninterrupted supplemental benefits of $300 per week under an extension of ... Read more
News
Oregon Employment Department gears to fight fraudulent claims
The acting director says the Oregon Employment Department is devoting more attention to preventing and fighting fraud, by ... Read more
News
State: Extension of jobless benefits easiest to manage
As Congress starts work on President Joe Biden’s proposals to extend pandemic unemployment benefits, the acting director of ... Read more
News
Some unemployment benefits will end Feb. 20
Oregon’s declining three-month unemployment rate will mean the end of benefits to some people under one federal program. ... Read more