STATE PASSES UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION $300/$400 PUA FPUC Unemployment Benefits

Here’s your unemployment update for Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Suzi LeVine, the departing head of Washington’s Employment Security Department is set to transition into the White House to put her at the front of President Biden’s economic recovery plan.

But LeVine’s transition into a White House role comes as an unemployment fraud scandal is revealed at her department that cost the state over $600 million.

LeVine said that officials were working to recover as much of the money as possible and that the state had taken steps to prevent new fraudulent claims.

The new job would put her at the front of President Biden’s economic recovery plan and will reportedly run a federal agency office that assists states in processing unemployment claims.

To transition into the permanent role she must be confirmed by the Senate, and questions of her record in Washington could arise.

Meanwhile, in a failure to prevent billions in unemployment insurance fraud, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is putting blame on the federal government.