Oregonian

Oregon Employment Department hold times soar, despite record low unemployment

When Sophia Wolfe was laid off in June, she promptly filed for unemployment aid while starting her search for a new job. A few weeks later, she got word her application had been approved, so she ...
Yahoo

Judge rules parts of Oregon Employment Department overpayment system are unconstitutional

The Oregon Employment Department should stop doing partial translation of agency decisions sent to Spanish readers, and delay collection of employment benefit overpayments for those who are granted a ...
Government Technology

Oregon Employment Department Slated to Modernize in March

(TNS) — The Oregon Employment Department’s new technology system will go live March 4, about 15 years after the state received federal funding to replace its obsolete technology. The $106 million ...
Oregonian

Oregon Employment Department bucks state auditor, won’t hire ombudsman

The Oregon Employment Department says it still doesn’t plan to hire an ombudsman to advocate for claimants, resisting a top recommendation state auditors first made three years ago. The agency ...
OPB

Audit outlines Oregon Employment Department’s pandemic unemployment failures

The report explores why many jobless Oregonians waited weeks or months to receive unemployment benefits. Auditors recommend an ombuds office to help claimants navigate the system. A job center in ...