The Maine Department of Labor announced that it will provide direct unemployment insurance support to employees affected by a temporary layoff at Woodland Pulp.
Woodland, in Baileyville, is Washington County’s largest employer.
The temporary layoff announced earlier this week, due to market conditions, is expected to impact 144 people, about two-thirds of Woodland Pulp’s Maine workforce. The temporary layoff is expected to begin on Nov. 22 and last until Dec. 16.
Governor Janet Mills:
Woodland Pulp is a critical employer that provides hundreds of good-paying jobs in Washington County. My Administration will do everything we can to support the mill and its workers through this period of economic uncertainty.
Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman:
The Department has been in contact with both company management and union representatives to determine the best way to assist during this difficult time and have decided that in-person unemployment insurance support would be most helpful. We will be there to connect employees with available resources and make the unemployment insurance benefit process as straightforward as possible.
Information on unemployment insurance can be found HERE.
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