Join us Thursday June 16, 12 to 2:30, to train as a pro bono volunteer attorney for the Unemployment Law Project. Email Anne Paxton to learn more » To all Washington attorneys: Interested in a volunteer opportunity that provides litigation experience, lets you use your skills to help jobless workers, and gives… Continue reading
HB 1486 would add a good-cause to quit for caregiving. Please ask your legislators today to vote for this bill. Continue reading
Our friends at Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) have introduced a bill in coordination with Senator Saldaña to create a program to make unemployment benefits available for undocumented workers in Washington state. They are hoping to gain letters of support in order to get SB 5438 passed. Click here to… Continue reading
January 5, 2022 The New Year brought a change in Washington law that directly affects at least 3.2 million people in our state—that is, everyone currently or potentially eligible for unemployment insurance benefits when they lose a job. The change, which kicked in January 2, 2022, is a new rule… Continue reading
In this issue: Policy Wins | Empowering Communities | Impact of Representation | Language Accessibility | Staff Spotlight | Summer Interns | Thanks from the Director ULP Logs Long-Sought Policy Wins During the Pandemic By Anne Paxton, Staff Attorney & Policy Director When ULP’s policy program, ambitiously named the Employment… Continue reading
Nov 1, 2021 Members of Congress concerned about serious gaps in the unemployment insurance system took a decisive step forward October 8 by introducing H.B. 5507 in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill, sponsored by Donald Beyer, Jr. (D,VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D,NY) and other representatives, would help claimants in… Continue reading
October 13, 2021 OCLA-sponsored attorney team generously answers the call to help claimants with unemployment benefit appeals Throughout the pandemic, stories about the struggle that many jobless workers in Washington have had in securing unemployment benefits they temporarily needed for basic costs of living have been front-page news and exploded… Continue reading
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 11th, the Unemployment Law Project wishes to acknowledge and commemorate the many indigenous peoples native to the land now known as Washington State and all over the world. We celebrate the histories of communities that lived here from time immemorial and honor… Continue reading
A new hours-of-availability rule that will help many Washington state unemployment benefits claimants became final July 26, 2021. Continue reading
June 10, 2021 Following a 15-month suspension of the requirement to search for jobs while receiving benefits, unemployment benefits claimants will once again need to conduct job searches starting July 4, the Employment Security Department (ESD) announced yesterday. (See https://esd.wa.gov/newsroom/job-search at ESD’s website.) In response to the pandemic, Governor Inslee… Continue reading
