USK, Wash. – About 150 Ponderay Newsprint Company employees laid off this summer were determined to be eligible for special federal benefits granted workers who have lost their jobs partially due to foreign competition.
The U.S. Department of Labor certification regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance was granted earlier this month. The application was received July 1 and reviewed by a DOL investigator to determine if Ponderay filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy partially because it lost business to its former owner, which operates newsprint mills in Canada.
The federal funds will be administered by Washington’s WorkSource program, which is notifying employees of orientation meetings to explain benefits
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