Update work-runtime dependency version

[jennantilla]

Description

One Line Summary

Update work-runtime dependency version to 2.8.1

Details

Prevents gradle crash with latest version of WorkManager

Motivation

Reported in #1889

Scope

androidx.work:work-runtime dependency

Testing

Unit testing

Built app on Android 12 and 13 emulators and ran unit tests with updated dependency version to ensure no issues.

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Testing

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