Suzi LeVine, Commissioner of Employment Security Department, to join the Biden-Harris Administration
By Lynnwood Times Staff OLYMPIA, Wash., January 22, 2021 – Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner Suzi LeVine will be leaving at the end of January to take a position with the new Biden-Harris Administration, effective Feb. 1, 2021. Details about her new role will be rolled out on February 1 by the administration. “I wish […]
Washington Employment Security Department struggles with transparency
Washington Employment Security Department struggles with transparencyBy Mark Harmsworth | WPC Contributor and Pundit | Republished by Lynnwood Times Recent information exposed by whistleblowers at the State Employment Security Department (ESD) have re-enforced the need to improve transparency in the process and the criteria used to approve unemployment claims. As reported by the Puget Sound Business […]
National Guard to assist ESD as tens of thousands still await unemployment payments
National Guard to assist ESD as tens of thousands still await unemployment paymentsby Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The National Guard has officially joined the Washington Employment Security Department (ESD), until further notice, to help the department work through an accumulation of unemployment claims. The ESD is backlog tens of thousands of claims following […]
