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Newsletter 2021: A Year in Review
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...
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New ESD rule on work-hours eases a major pain point for unemployment benefit...
Photo by Andrey Grushnikov from Pexels 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...
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Support Unemployment Benefits for Undocumented Workers
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...
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Urgent action needed:
Ask your legislators to support HB 1486 unemployment benefits for caregivers! This week, the House of Representatives is considering an important bill for caregivers in Washington state: HB 1486,...
View ArticlePro bono volunteers needed for large backlog of appeals of benefit denials
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...
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Newsletter 2022: A Year in Review
In this issue: Race Equity | Brew Review 2022 | Policy Updates | ULP Events | Thanks from the Director Advancing Race Equity in Spokane By Juliana Repp, Managing Attorney, Spokane The Spokane ULP...
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Urgent! Please ask your state Senator to vote “Yes” on SHB 1106 April 6 and...
This Thursday, April 6, the Washington state Senate will vote on SHB 1106, a bill that ULP helped develop to reform unemployment benefits to protect family caregivers. The bill has already passed the...
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Legislature adds caregiving inaccessibility and more to the good cause quit...
ULP is thrilled to announce that on Thursday, April 6, the Washington state Senate voted to adopt ESHB 1106, a bill that ULP helped develop and has pursued for six years to reform unemployment...
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Unemployment Law Project Newsletter 2023
In this issue: Legislative Wins | Brew Review 2023 | Looking Ahead to 2024 | Thanks from the Director ULP Chalks Up Legislative and Rulemaking Wins The bill-signing by Governor Jay Inslee on May 4:...
View ArticleSimpler routes to unemployment benefits urgently needed for Washington’s...
March 11, 2024 Seattle—A crisis of confidence because of often-inaccessible benefits plagues Washington’s unemployment insurance system and requires urgent action, a new study by the Unemployment Law...
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