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...
Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
On Tuesday January 17th, the Senate signed a bill that will enable the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to gain access to the National Directory of New Hires, a federal database that contains personal and financial data on nearly every working American, as well...
Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Michigan – The State of Michigan used an error-prone computer system that has wrongly accused tens of thousands of people of unemployment insurance fraud dating all the way back to 2007. Michigan residents who have been falsely accused are estimated to number...
Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Pennsylvania – Due to the expiration of a four-year funding stream to the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program, hundreds of state workers were laid off leaving many state unemployment call centers severely understaffed. Before layoffs, the average wait time to...
Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance clarifying when states should deem colleges’ contingent faculty members eligible for unemployment compensation. It spells out what criteria the state agencies should use in determining whether such instructors have lost...
Dec 15, 2016 | News & Press
The Bay State’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.9% in November, marking the first time it has dipped below 3% since the beginning of the century. Please click the link below for more details Massachusetts unemployment rate falls below 3...
