Mass Layoff in Maine: Lessons Learned from the Maine Department of Labor and Peer Workforce Navigators
This report explores the Maine Department of Labor’s (MDOL) remarkable response to this layoff through collaboration with the Peer Workforce Navigator project—a coalition of community-based organizations in partnership with the MDOL—which made a huge difference in the lives of these laid off workers. The report also examines aspects of the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) system…
The report examines the response to a mass layoff in Maine, focusing on the collaboration between the Maine Department of Labor and peer workforce navigators.
It highlights the effectiveness of peer support in connecting displaced workers to resources, the importance of rapid response, and the value of community-based partnerships in workforce transitions.
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