LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Elisa Cafferata, Director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation announced her resignation Wednesday. The resignation goes into effect on January 2, 2023.
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Cafferata was appointed as the Acting Director of DETR on August 6, 2020, and has been leading the department during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She stated, "Serving the state of Nevada as the Director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has truly been an honor and a privilege. I joined the team at the height of the pandemic, and I have been impressed with the level of service and dedication of the DETR staff every single day. I am grateful to Governor Sisolak for this opportunity to lead."
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During the pandemic, the DETR faced a backlog of over 800,000 initial claims for regular unemployment benefits and over 750,000 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits.
Despite this, the department processed over 2 million unemployment claims in total.
