The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) audits records of employers located in Washington to confirm that wages and hours are accurately reported and to ensure compliance with the ...

State Auditor Pat McCarthy is defending her office’s audits of the Employment Security after the department hit back at her numbers, calling them “deeply flawed.” Released earlier this week, the audit ...

The State Auditor’s Office says there have been more than a few bumps in the road during its audits of the Employment Security Department these past several months — and puts the blame on ESD for ...

Since May, the head of Washington’s unemployment agency has been buffeted with criticism for a slow-footed response to a massive fraud that leeched away hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. Now ...

In late September, state Auditor Pat McCarthy, hoping to get reelected to her second four-year term, spoke with the Herald-Republic editorial board as part of our election coverage. Not surprisingly, ...

A new audit of the state’s unemployment system described the department processing the claims as being overwhelmed and underprepared for such an onslaught, with decisions to speed payments ultimately ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – New York State’s chief economic development agency failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs, according to an audit ...