Apr 6, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Pennsylvania – On March 20th, a bill was passed allocating $15 million to the Department of Labor, which due to lack of funding, has undergone hundreds of layoffs and three office closings in the past year. The bill would enable the Department of Labor to bring...
Apr 4, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Pennsylvania – On March 28th, the State Supreme Court ruled that those with suspended law licenses cannot represent claimants before the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review. This ruling reverses a previous one from the Commonwealth Court, which determined...
Mar 30, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Connecticut – 31 year old Jose Velez of Waterbury, who is currently serving a six-year prison sentence for first-degree robbery and escape from custody, will be going back to court for another first-degree charge. This time, it is for allegedly...
Mar 28, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
The Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL) and the Division of Criminal Justice have joined forces to combat the state’s unemployment fraud issue. So far they have arrested 200 people charged with illegally collecting more than $5.5 million in unemployment...
Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Connecticut employers who use independent contractors in their business operations should be awaiting a decision in the Southwest Appraisal Group case with interest. In this case, Part “C” of Connecticut’s Worker Classification test is being...
Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Connecticut – According to the 2016 State of Working Connecticut Report the state added 5,700 jobs in January and the unemployment rate remained at a relatively healthy 4.5 percent, but according to economists the unemployment rate for young people in the state...
