Washington Employment Security Department

Crime, Law and Justice

Frustrated by delayed jobless benefits, laid off workers turn to state Supreme Court

Tom Banse

Frustration with long delays in getting jobless benefits is boiling over into a lawsuit against the Washington State Employment Security Department.…
Economy, Business, Finance, and Labor

Surge in unemployment continues as clunky state systems await upgrade

Tom Banse

Fresh numbers of initial claims for jobless benefits showed some moderation in the past week in the staggering wave of layoffs across the Pacific…
Economy, Business, Finance, and Labor

Newly jobless wait, some anxiously, for overloaded unemployment systems to catch up

Tom Banse

The unemployment rolls in Washington state and Oregon continue to swell like never before. Washington's Employment Security Department said Thursday that…
Government and Politics

Agency Head Announces Resignation Following Workplace Investigation

Austin Jenkins

Washington Employment Security Department Commissioner Dale ?Peinecke is resigning following a workplace investigation into allegations he behaved…