Olympia, Washington-based Washington State Employment Security Department, the manager of Washington State's unemployment system, has announced a major reduction in force.
The ESD plans to lay off 769 temporary workers, including workers in claims processing, customer service, and claims review and investigations, hired to assist with higher than normal claims processing volumes as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Layoffs will be completed by the end of April 2022.
The decision was attributed to the reduction in federal funds to support claims operations.
According to an SD spokesperson, “We don’t have an option to keep these people — we don’t have the funding. Our funding model dictates that we have to lay these people off.”
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