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The “official” unemployment rate which now sits at 9.4% nationally is likely to stay above 8% for at least the next two years, at least according to an article today (Jan. 7, 2011) in the New York...

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Volunteer Celebration

ULP hosted a volunteer and donor appreciation party last night, June 21, 2011, at FareStart in Seattle.  We appreciated the many former volunteers, donors, staff members, and friends from the civil...

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Age and Unemployment

A recent report from the Urban Institute analyzed the impact of age differences in unemployment and re-employment during the Great Recession. The very interesting report concluded, in part, as follows:...

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Economic inequality increases when union membership declines

The Economic Policy Institute, on June 6, 2012, published a study online showing the marked relationship between economic inequality and union membership. In the 1920’s union membership was low and...

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Race and Unemployment

The Kids Count Data Center, a website initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, gathered data at the end of May 2012 regarding 2011 unemployment rates, including those in Washington. The data show...

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Second Annual Party for the “Friends of ULP”

Thanks to all our friends, volunteers, donors, clients, and staff who attended our Second Annual “Party for the Friends of ULP” last night at FareStart in Seattle. Attendance was great and it was fun...

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Photos from ULP’s Second Annual “Party for the Friends of ULP”

Photos by Susan West, Communications Director, Washington State Association for Justice: L to R: WSAJ member, Angela Macey-Cushman, Marc Lampson, ULP Director, and Therese Norton, WSAJ member and ULP...

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Unemployment in Washington State Still High, Especially in the East

Here is a story from July 15-16, 2012, in the Seattle Times about the continuing high levels of unemployment in Washington State, especially in rural Eastern Washington and its four major cities. The...

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Thanks to Chihak & Assoc., Perey Law Group, Washington State Assoc. for Justice

Thanks to these firms and organizations who generously supported our annual Party for the Friends of ULP (click on their logos to visit their websites):

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Building Community Connections

By Lillian Kaide, SU Frances Perkins Fellow, Seattle It was deep into my pre-hearing conference with a client that the reality of the language barriers she faced emerged as a fully formed picture. She...

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Have you been denied unemployment benefits? We can help. Apply for legal representation Do you have suggestions or comments on how Washington's Employment Security system can be improved? We may be...

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ULP Serves Vets and Military Families

By Dan Hayward, Attorney, Ira Hayes Veterans Fellow, Spokane I joined the practice of law to provide services for the powerless. I never want to go back to the grind of the cubicle life where my...

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Washington Employment Security Redesign Project Launches January 1

By Anne Paxton, Director, Employment Security Redesign Project Since its founding, ULP has advocated not only for individual clients, but for protecting and strengthening the employment security rights...

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Join us at El Quetzal to benefit farmworker outreach

The Unemployment Law Project invites you to join us for dinner and drinks on Saturday, September 23, to benefit our farmworker outreach  program. The dinner, at El Quetzal in Beacon Hill, one of...

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Unemployment Law Project

Join us for a live webinar at noon on Monday, September 28, as we answer your questions about COVID-19 and unemployment benefits. You can also view recordings of our past webinars here. Employment...

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Past Webinar Recordings: Answers to Questions About COVID-19 and Unemployment...

Listen to the webinar recording here! Please view our webinar where we answered questions about how the Coronavirus is affecting unemployment benefits. This webinar was open to the general public.

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Black Lives Matter

The Unemployment Law Project unequivocally supports the Black community and the Black Lives Matter movement. The senseless murders and brutalization of the Black community through police violence is a...

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About the Washington State Employment Security Department Lawsuit

On June 5, 2020, the Sheridan Law Firm in Seattle, WA filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. The writ asks the Court to compel the Employment...

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[Infographic] Know Your Rights While Protesting

Did you miss our June 17 webinar on citizens’ rights while protesting, featuring Nikkita Oliver and the National Lawyers Guild? No worries! We created an infographic with some of the most important...

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