Most Department of Education employees have been offered a buyout worth up to $25,000 if they resign from their roles in the next few days. Jacqueline Clay, a chief human capital officer at the Education Department,

Layoffs at Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will impact 612 workers in Washington according to a new filing from the state’s Employment Security Department on Thursday. The number represents more than half of the 1,100 corporate positions that Starbucks announced it was cutting in a notice to employees this week.

The impact of Starbucks’ latest layoffs on its home state is coming into focus. Starbucks confirmed 612 employees in Washington were laid off this week. James Bowen is one of them. He and his wife, who also works for Starbucks,

New CEO Brian Niccol has been tasked with turning around the coffee giant's disappointing financial performance.

Kaercher says that risks to the filing season could include delayed tax refunds, inability to answer as many phone calls or help lines, and “there’s a question of whether they retained the right people in house” to quickly solve technical issues should they arise during tax season.

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