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June 22, 2022 Joe Spagnualo

WorkShare Oregon – Working Together to Support Employment

Work Share Oregon is a program that offers an alternative to laying off your work force. It allows you to keep skilled employees during slow times by reducing work hours. Eligible staff whose hours and wages are reduced, receive a portion of their regular unemployment insurance benefits to compensate for the lost wages.

August 2, 2021 Greg Thweatt

Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic Now Eligible for UI Payroll Tax Relief

Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3389, which provides UI tax relief and deferral for 2021 unemployment insurance (UI) payroll taxes to qualifying businesses. The tax relief program was collaboratively developed by the Oregon Employment Department, Gov. Brown, and the Oregon State Legislature as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a significant impact on many businesses.

July 14, 2021 Greg Thweatt

How Employers Can Report Job Refusal by Unemployment Insurance Claimants

Unemployed workers cannot refuse job offers or a recall to their previous job (if temporarily laid off) because of their un-employment benefit amount. Refusing work solely due to weekly unemployment benefit payments is considered fraud. The Employment Department provides ways to report job refusals. Use this Employer Form to report individuals who have:

• Refused an offer of work
• Failed to report to work after hire – or –
• Have chosen not to return to work when recalled

June 24, 2020 admin

Federal CARES Act

The CARES Act creates three temporary Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs that boost UI benefit amounts and duration and expand UI eligibility to more workers. Oregon Employment Dept. Offers information on Federal unemployment benefits including The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).

June 1, 2020 admin

Oregon Work Share Program

An alternative for employers and workers who may be facing the prospect of a layoff situation. With Work Share, instead of reducing staff, an employer reduces the hours of work for a group of workers.