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Pennsylvania - On November 3, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill which allows a worker to earn up to 63 percent of their wages in one quarter and maintain their eligibility for unemployment benefits. This new legislation will mostly affect seasonal workers like...
New York - While Uber claims their drivers are independent contractors, the state has determined otherwise. On Wednesday October 12th 2016, the New York State Department of Labor ruled that two former Uber drivers will be considered employees, rather than independent...
Nebraska - Beginning October 1st, the Nebraska Department of Labor will give businesses across the state a new alternative to layoffs when economic times are tough. Created by the Legislature in 2014, the short-term compensation program will extend partial...
Last week the New Jersey Senate passed a bill that would provide unemployment benefits to striking workers. The bill is now awaiting action in the Assembly. Assembly Speaker Vinnie Prieto says he plans to post the bill for a vote in the near future because strikers...
Ohio - A joint Ohio House and Senate committee has started meeting in order to figure out a way to save Ohio’s endangered unemployment compensation system. The unemployment compensation fund could fail unless the state legislature reforms the program, which could mean...
According to the state's Unemployment Insurance Fund Forecast (released in May 2016), "The current financing structure leaves the Unemployment Insurance Fund unable to self-correct and achieve a positive fund balance sufficient to withstand an economic downturn."...
According to a press release published by the Nevada Attorney General’s office, a Las Vegas woman who helped an imprisoned man defraud the state’s unemployment benefits agency is now a felon herself. Why? Because she lied to the state to make it seem as though the...
Indianapolis, Indiana - According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), A man pleaded guilty to a Class C felony charge after fraudulently collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time. This was discovered when a DWD employee...
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. Currently, The New...
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...
