May 19, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April 2016 was 5.5 percent, unchanged from March. The rate was 6.1 percent in April 2015. The state agency reported that Georgia gained 10,600 jobs to reach a total of 4,371,300 in April, but the overall job gains...
May 19, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Rhode Island – Verizon’s company lawyers are contesting a state department ruling that makes 700 unionized employees eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. The state has ruled that these employees are locked out of work and therefore eligible for...
May 19, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Illinois Benefit Integrity Bill HB3682 – This bill has onerous employer violations and is currently pending with the State. It contains employer penalties for failing to respond to claims “as required” which includes a double financial penalty: 1.) Benefits paid...
May 19, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Theo Curey, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for ADP Global Enterprise Solutions, lists effectively managing the entire unemployment claims process as one of the top three ways to prevent significant profit loss. Click here to see why:...
May 17, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to a more than one-year high, but economists blamed striking telecommunications workers for the surge and said the data did not signal a deterioration in the overall labor market. Read more here:...