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0:56 The work search requirement was paused last year amid the interruptions and closures caused by the pandemic, but now the state argues employers are hiring again. And residents requesting unemployment benefits, barring a few exceptions, must show they are seeking suitable full-time employment and provide at least one job contact a week. Beshear general counsel Amy Cubbage says, while the requirement has been reinstated, the state doesnt expect immediate results. "Youre going to have a reaso...

Close Gov. Andy Beshear said a fourth wave of COVID-19 is possible, according to trends that are being followed. Gov. Beshear: Starting May 28, All Events and Businesses Catering to 1,000 People or Fewer Can Increase to 75% Capacity May 6, 2021 3 hrs ago Gov. Andy Beshear said a fourth wave of COVID-19 is possible, according to trends that are being followed. FRANKFORT — On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that on May 28, all events and busin...

GOVERNOR BESHEAR’S DAILY COVID-19 STATEMENT FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 6, 2021) – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that on May 28, all events and businesses with 1,000 or fewer people present can increase to 75% capacity. In addition, starting May 28, indoor and outdoor events with more than 1,000 people can be held at 60% capacity. “The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now projecting a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases by July. I’m hoping we’ll be fully done with al...

Kentucky reinstates job search requirement for unemployment benefits Unemployed Kentuckians will soon have to search for jobs in order to receive benefits. By Tori Gessner | April 23, 2021 at 2:59 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 9:20 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Unemployed Kentuckians soon will be required to prove they are searching for work at least once a week in order to receive benefits, a rule that was waived by Gov. Andy Beshear at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The change...

Credit KY Labor Cabinet As more people are getting vaccinated, more businesses return to normal and the economy improves, the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance is reinstating work search requirements for residents seeking unemployment benefits. When the Commonwealth shut down and implemented healthy at home restrictions amid the pandemic, the state waived work requirements for out-of-work Kentuckians to claim unemployment benefits. That will change on May 9th.   Amy Cubbage, general co...

Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Apr 22, 2021 3:47 PM Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reported 628 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, while urging people to encourage those they know to get vaccinated against the virus. Nearly 1.7 million people have gotten at least the first dose of the vaccine, which the governor says he believes is a little low due to errors in the reporting system—that leaves about 800,000 Kentuckians left to go to reach the goal of 2.5 million vaccinated per...

click to download audioMeanwhile, Cubbage said over 102,000 people have registered a new account with the state UI office after the computer system was recently shut down due to hack and fraud attempts. The state sent out over 300,000 letters to claimants with instructions on creating a new account. She also said over 4,500 people have received in-person help at the state’s career centers that reopened last Thursday. The state has not given an updated number of unpaid claims from last year in...

By TOM LATEK Kentucky Today Apr 16, 2021 6 hrs ago A line of people seeking unemployment compensation at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services building in Frankfort on Thursday, June 18, 2020, stretches down a service road and doubles back into an adjacent parking lot. (Kentucky Today/Robin Cornetet) Robin Cornetet FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – For the first time since 2017, regional Kentucky Career Centers in 13 cities, opened their d...

Governor Andy Beshear said Kentucky has 499,735 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines on hand and ready to be administered.

13 career centers across the state opened for people with issues regarding their state unemployment insurance payments to get in-person help for the first time since last summer. The centers, including one in Hopkinsville, can help nearly 600 people statewide a day. This comes after the state shut down its UI computer system to fight an abundance of fraud and cyber attacks that saw people’s accounts accessed and money rerouted to other accounts. Amy Cubbage, who works as a general counsel for...