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State continues work to clear unemployment benefit backlog

by Associated Press
| June 26, 2020 12:03 AM

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine said Thursday that over the past two weeks the agency has been able to clear identity issues on the claims of 100,000 people seeking unemployment benefits, and they continue to work on resolving other issues on the claims of those still awaiting payments.

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