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Washington jobless benefits lag while unemployment taxes loom The state is trying to fix some of the system’s most pressing issues to deal with the ongoing unemployment crisis. By Melissa Santos, Crosscut Share: Owner Lisa Michaud in her consignment shop, Two Big Blondes, on Feb. 9, 2020. Michaud’s business had to close at the start of the pandemic. Since she reopened, her business has plummeted and she has been able to hire back only half her staff, (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) The notice that came in the mail in December was a shock for Lisa Michaud. At a time when sh...

Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut From left, Roz Edison, co-owner of the Super Six restaurant, and Lisa Michaud, owner of the consignment shop Two Big Blondes; both were photographed on Feb. 9, 2020. The notice that came in the mail in December was a shock for Lisa Michaud. At a time when she was struggling to keep her Seattle retail store afloat, the state Employment Security Department said her unemployment tax rate was about to go up by nearly 4,00...