Maine
Maine Labor Commissioner on Searsmont
AUGUSTA — Laura Fortman, Maine’s Labor Commissioner, announced Saturday that workers who were displaced from Rollins Lumber would soon have access to a program that would help them get unemployment help faster.
“The Department of Labor’s Rapid Response team has been in contact with the company,” Fortman wrote. “The team will do a needs assessment on Monday and identify the range of service employees need, including unemployment insurance, and the best way to provide those services,” she wrote.
Fortman said that she would encourage any worker impacted to apply for unemployment insurance by going to the Maine Department of Labor website or calling the department Monday through Friday at 1-800-593-7660. The Rapid Response team will also provide information about how to apply for unemployment insurance at their meetings.