The Oregon agency that responds to large layoffs says it has not received information from IBM about layoffs in Beaverton last Friday. The layoffs took place at an IBM subsidiary called Seterus that handles mortgages for clients like banks. Anonymous sources say more than 100 workers at the Beaverton office lost their jobs, and that some have been asked to relocate to North Carolina.

Laura Roberts is the rapid response coordinator for the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, the agency that provides services to workers after mass layoffs and plant closures. Roberts says her agency is required by law to respond within 48 hours to reports of layoffs. On Friday, one of her staff went to the Seterus office in person to discuss the layoffs with the human resource team.

“He was turned down flat. They were too busy to meet with him, he was told,” Roberts says.

“We were just there to make sure that folks who a lot of times have never ever been laid off from any position know what to do: how to file for unemployment insurance, how to look for training.”

Roberts says employees who were laid off and want assistance should contact Marcos Miranda at the Beaverton-Hillsboro Worksource center. A Seterus spokeswoman said she would not comment on the number of people affected.

This story originally appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting.