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Oregon Employment Department works through second backlog of claims
Oregon Employment Department officials have now worked through a backlog of 70,000 claims by people whom Congress has ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon Employment Department’s terrible, no good, very bad pandemic
This has been a week of bad news, worse news and occasional good news in Oregon government. But ... Read more
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Employment Department: Some Work Share recipients were overpaid
The acting director of the Oregon Employment Department confirmed Wednesday that overpayments have been made to some people ... Read more
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Wyden pushes for extension of unemployment benefits
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has renewed his effort for an extension of unemployment benefits as the Oregon Employment ... Read more
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State faces backlog of 70,000 claims from workers newly eligible for benefits
About 70,000 Oregonians newly eligible for unemployment benefits — the self-employed, independent contractors, gig and temporary workers — ... Read more
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Oregon Employment Department cuts backlog, but still faces claims from newly eligible workers
Even when the Oregon Employment Department works through the 5,800 remaining claims from a total of 38,000 backlogged ... Read more
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Interim Employment Department director hears ‘clear message’ to end mounting backlog
The new interim director of the Oregon Employment Department says the staff has made measurable progress in reducing ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Thoughts on the protests
In Oregon and across America, thousands of people engaged in peaceful protests, calling for racial justice and police ... Read more
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Gov. Brown fires Oregon Employment Department director
Gov. Kate Brown has replaced the director of the Employment Department a day after a legislative hearing critical ... Read more
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Lawmakers prod officials on backlog of unemployment claims
Oregon lawmakers have urged Employment Department officials to reach out directly to some of the tens of thousands ... Read more