Unemployment recipients told "Look for yellow envelope"

Watch for the yellow envelope!

That’s the message the Washington state Employment Security Department is sending to jobless workers who are receiving long-term unemployment benefits called emergency unemployment compensation, or EUC.

Under a new federal law, most people who are claiming emergency benefits are required to attend an appointment at their local WorkSource employment center, where they will receive an orientation, skill assessment and review of their work-search efforts. People who fail to attend the required meeting may have to repay some or all of their unemployment benefits.

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