Mar 2, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
The House has passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 42), sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) expressing disapproval of a Labor Department rule restricting state government from requiring drug testing for those applying for unemployment compensation. The vote, on Feb. 15,...
Feb 16, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
With the national unemployment rate remaining below 5 percent, many wonder if pay rates will increase as businesses begin competing for available skilled workers. According to Marcia Miceli, Professor of Management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of...
Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Connecticut – A 60-year-old nurse who was employed at a facility specializing in short and long term rehabilitation, left her job after 29 years of employment due to an adverse change in her work duties. She was initially hired to work with patients who needed...
Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
According to the U.S Labor Department, initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 246,000 for the week ending Jan. 28, 2017. Claims have now been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market, for 100...
Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Milwaukee – A recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals reversed the Unemployment Agency’s attempt to deny unemployment benefits to a worker accused of “substantial fault” even though that worker admitted to both being aware of the...
Jan 26, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Missouri – A new bill (HB 288) proposes that unemployment benefits be cut based on the state’s unemployment rate. If passed, the unemployment eligibility period will drop one week for every half percent change in the unemployment rate. If the unemployment...
