unemployment /tags/unemployment unemployment en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:39:39 GMT Oregon unemployment insurance and paid leave tax rates remain stable going into 2025 /business-and-labor/2025-01-02/oregon-unemployment-insurance-and-paid-leave-tax-rates-remain-stable-going-into-2025 Rates that new employers will pay for unemployment insurance in the coming year will be 2.4% on up to $54,300 in wages per employee. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:39:39 GMT /business-and-labor/2025-01-02/oregon-unemployment-insurance-and-paid-leave-tax-rates-remain-stable-going-into-2025 Kyra Buckley California’s employment safety net is still broken. Will anyone fix it? /politics-government/2024-12-05/californias-employment-safety-net-is-still-broken-will-anyone-fix-it Out-of-work residents fight new fraud battles. The system bleeds money. And a $1 billion technology overhaul marches on. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:44:41 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-05/californias-employment-safety-net-is-still-broken-will-anyone-fix-it Lauren Hepler Oregon’s unemployed say they’re ‘stuck in limbo’ as state officials struggle following website transition /labor-employment/2024-04-18/oregons-unemployed-say-theyre-stuck-in-limbo-as-state-officials-struggle-following-website-transition 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. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:35:31 GMT /labor-employment/2024-04-18/oregons-unemployed-say-theyre-stuck-in-limbo-as-state-officials-struggle-following-website-transition Kyra Buckley Internal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crash /politics-government/2023-11-11/internal-documents-reveal-the-story-behind-californias-unemployment-crash 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. Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:19:40 GMT /politics-government/2023-11-11/internal-documents-reveal-the-story-behind-californias-unemployment-crash Lauren Hepler Unemployment insurance: California’s ‘urgent’ $20 billion problem /labor-employment/2023-10-31/unemployment-insurance-californias-urgent-20-billion-problem The state’s unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned as a result of the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:23:45 GMT /labor-employment/2023-10-31/unemployment-insurance-californias-urgent-20-billion-problem Levi Sumagaysay Legislation spurred by a ‘hot labor summer’ would let striking workers in California get unemployment /labor-employment/2023-08-23/legislation-spurred-by-a-hot-labor-summer-would-let-striking-workers-in-california-get-unemployment California lawmakers are pushing a last-minute bill that would extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:15:15 GMT /labor-employment/2023-08-23/legislation-spurred-by-a-hot-labor-summer-would-let-striking-workers-in-california-get-unemployment Nicole Nixon ‘I’m a hostage’: Why California’s COVID unemployment mess isn’t over yet /labor-employment/2023-05-16/im-a-hostage-why-californias-covid-unemployment-mess-isnt-over-yet Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling with debt and stress — collateral damage as they fight a state employment agency on edge about fraud and an appeals system facing a ‘historic’ backlog. What happens next with these and other legal battles will help decide who pays for a multi-billion-dollar debacle three years in the making. Tue, 16 May 2023 20:11:31 GMT /labor-employment/2023-05-16/im-a-hostage-why-californias-covid-unemployment-mess-isnt-over-yet Lauren Hepler Investigation finds racism, gender bias against worker at Oregon Employment Department /politics-government/2023-04-10/investigation-finds-racism-gender-bias-against-worker-at-oregon-employment-department A 110-page investigative report documents a hostile work environment experienced by a female attorney of color in the agency's new paid family leave program. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:11:05 GMT /politics-government/2023-04-10/investigation-finds-racism-gender-bias-against-worker-at-oregon-employment-department Rob Manning Is California’s beleaguered jobless benefits agency ready for a recession? /labor-employment/2022-12-06/is-californias-beleaguered-jobless-benefits-agency-ready-for-a-recession California’s Employment Development Department struggled to keep up with the demands of the pandemic. But a potential recession isn’t likely to be as intense, and the department has made several changes that could smooth the process of getting benefits. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:19:14 GMT /labor-employment/2022-12-06/is-californias-beleaguered-jobless-benefits-agency-ready-for-a-recession Grace Gedye Pandemic-related fraud totaled billions. California is trying to get some of it back /npr-news/npr-news/2022-10-18/pandemic-related-fraud-totaled-billions-california-is-trying-to-get-some-of-it-back A special task force is investigating claims and freezing accounts to determine who legitimately qualifies for the relief money. About $20 billion in unemployment money was stolen by criminals. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:00:15 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-10-18/pandemic-related-fraud-totaled-billions-california-is-trying-to-get-some-of-it-back Eric Westervelt