Feds warn Oregon, other states, on paying unemployment benefits to striking workers

Oregon’s new law authorizing unemployment assistance to striking workers could face a challenge from the federal government, ...
Government Technology

Oregon Employment Dept. Makes Progress on Claims Issues

(TNS) — The Oregon Employment Department reopened its phone lines on Mondays this week, declaring it has made progress on a large backlog of issues that were holding up jobless claims and paid leave ...

Oregon adds 1,600 jobs

The Oregon Employment Department has released monthly employment and unemployment data for November 2025, after a significant ...
KGW8

Oregon Employment Department braces for unemployment claims for federal workers

OREGON, USA — Though the Oregon Employment Department does not have a count of how many federal workers have applied for unemployment benefits so far, they’re tracking — and preparing. Washington ...

Oregon, Washington report mixed job results as unemployment rises in both states

Northwest states showed mixed job results in November with Oregon gaining positions and Washington shedding jobs, state ...
KTVZ

Oregon’s jobless rate held steady at 5.2% in November, state says in report delayed by shutdown

Oregon's unemployment rate held steady at 5.2% in November, the Oregon Employment Department said Wednesday, releasing the ...
KTVZ

Oregon Employment Department finds errors in 12,000 jobless benefit 1099-G tax forms, issuing corrected ones

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday it identified errors with some 1099-G tax forms it issued in January regarding Unemployment Insurance benefits paid in 2024. As a ...
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Paid Leave Oregon’s New Rules Clarify Employee Benefit Information for Employers

Paid Leave Oregon is a wage replacement benefit program administered by the Oregon Employment Department meant to compensate employees who need to take time off work to care for and bond with a child ...
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12K+ Oregon taxpayers impacted by Employment Department tax form error

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If you’re an unemployed Oregonian who has received a tax form from the Oregon Employment Department, you may want to double-check that it ...
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Oregon Employment Department issues corrected 1099-G tax forms after errors found

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Employment Department (OED) has identified errors in some 1099-G tax forms issued in January for Unemployment Insurance benefits paid in 2024. Approximately 12,000 ...
KGW8

Oregon lawmakers question employment department officials about claims backlog

SALEM, Ore. — Late last month, committees from both the Oregon House and Senate brought in leaders from the Oregon Employment Department to hear about the agency's ongoing issues with backlogged paid ...