Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Excerpt Taken from the New Jersey Law Journal – A federal judge in Newark has denied the state’s motion to dismiss a suit challenging New Jersey’s classification of certain commercial truck drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors....
Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
According to a recent report, Military Spouses are unemployed at a rate of 18 percent and underemployed (where people hold a job below their level of training), at a rate of 35 to 40 percent. The study concluded that the economic effect to the U.S. economy is anywhere...
Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Ohio – Proposed Bill H.B. 394 has a provision to reduce the maximum timeframe for claiming unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to a window of 12-20 weeks and requires someone to have earned wages in at least three of the four calendar quarters in order to be...
Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Des Moines, Iowa — An employee of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) was fired for not showing up for work for almost a month. It turns out that the employee had been in jail on criminal charges unrelated to her job, charges that were later dismissed....
Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
After the infamous recession of 2010, Wisconsin had a $1.3 billion deficit in their Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, but due to an improved economy and beneficial changes for employers, Wisconsin has bounced back and now has a $1 billion balance in their Fund. This...
May 26, 2016 | Blog, News & Press
Fall River, Massachusetts – Small business owners gathered at the Fall River Chamber of Commerce and Industry to talk about the challenges facing their industry. They listed Unemployment Insurance as a challenge to being able to find the employees they need to...
