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State overpaid furloughed school staff; now wants money back

| September 4, 2020 6:03 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Employment Department erroneously paid about $100,000 in unemployment benefits to 155 eastern Oregon school district staff who were furloughed last spring, according to the Baker School District.

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