Dread intensifies as thousands still wait for unemployment checks Many people who filed for unemployment months ago still have not received any money. The state’s self-imposed deadline to resolve those cases is up next week.
Frustrated by delayed jobless benefits, laid off workers turn to state Supreme Court Frustration with long delays in getting jobless benefits is boiling over into a lawsuit against the Washington State Employment Security Department....
KUOW Newsroom This is how the Boeing layoffs are going down Boeing's layoffs are cutting deep into the ranks of Machinists and engineers. These documents reveal how much Boeing had staked on building planes.
KUOW Newsroom Hunger is way up in Washington state. One in four people One in four people in Washington are going hungry, according to a new report by the hunger relief agency Northwest Harvest. The state’s hunger rate is much higher than originally expected.
KUOW Newsroom Crime didn't pay: State zeroes in on unemployment fraudsters Paige Browning talks to Kim Malcolm about the main coronavirus related news of the day, including unemployment fraud, the latest jobless numbers, and new Covid-19 regulations for agriculture.
All Things Considered 'The Sheer Volume Is Hard To Capture': Unemployment In Nevada Soars To Historic High More than 41% of jobs in the state's food and accommodation industry have been lost. The overall levels are comparable to the Great Depression, says David Schmidt, a state economist.
KUOW Newsroom This simple step may prevent fraudsters from posing as you for unemployment money An international band of imposters have been posing as tens of thousands of Washingtonians to file for unemployment claims since the beginning of May, according to the Employment Security Department. This may have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
Coronavirus In Seattle Washington state loses hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment scam Unemployment scammers stole hundreds of millions of dollars from Washington state in recent weeks. That staggering amount was confirmed Thursday by the state employment office.
KUOW Newsroom This is why you might not be getting a haircut as soon as you want Many barbers and hairdressers are worried by the idea that they could be right up in front of our faces by June.
Seattle Now Seattle Now: Unemployed and overwhelmed The pandemic has sent more than one million Washingtonians to the state's unemployment rolls, and many of them aren’t getting paid, even though they may qualify for the money.
