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Labor & Industry’s antiquated Unemployment Compensation computer system has two months to live. The state agency will launch its new system on June 8, acting secretary Jennifer Berrier announced at a virtual media briefing on Thursday afternoon. “We have been working with an archaic mainframe that has been outdated for years,” she said of the four-decade-old relic. “It’s amazing that it was able to handle the capacity it has had to deal with during the pandemic.” B...

Department of Labor & Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced Thursday that the department’s new unemployment compensation system will launch June 8.The new system – which will replace an obsolete 40-year-old mainframe legacy system – is expected to make it faster and simpler for Pennsylvanians to file claims."The new system will be easy to use, provide access to important information and streamline the unemployment claim filing process for workers, employers, unemployme...

KOAM March 2, 2021 11:00 AM Kaden Milner JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – People previously self-employed in Missouri may be eligible for an addition $100 supplemental payment under the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program. To qualify, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations says individuals need to meet the following criteria. Earned at least $5,000 in self-employment income in the most recent taxable year before they applied for regular unem...

Claimants need to be involved in improvements, Policy Matters Ohio testifies Ohio policymakers should make the unemployment compensation system more accessible to claimants so that Ohioans who have been laid off can obtain benefits on a timely basis. That was the key message in testimony delivered today by Zach Schiller, Policy Matters Ohio research director, to the Unemployment Compensation Modernization & Improvement Council. Created by the General Assembly, the council is to recommend how to...

Image Jason Howey Then COVID-19 hit, sending airline passenger traffic into a tailspin, reducing it by as much as 90% in the early days of the pandemic. The situation foreshadowed trouble ahead for Burke, which relied on commercial aerospace for 80% of its business at the time. "We never thought people would stop flying and wed all be walking around with masks on," said Burke Aerospace President Brittany Isherwood. But instead of panicking, Isherwood and her team pivoted into more stable secto...

Labor report shows 11K more people are jobless in CT Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Marty Walsh, President Joe Biden’s nominee as secretary of labor, speaking in early January in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Susan Walsh / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less Food donations are distributed in mid-January 2021 in Norwalk, Conn. The state received more than 11,000 new claims for unemployment assistance that week, with President Biden proposing a $1.9 trillion stimulus package ...

Written by City of Stamford The Stamford Department of Health’s Clinic is now offering COVID-19 vaccinations to licensed health care providers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended rollout of the vaccine to the public can be found here. Mayor Martin hosted a COVID-19 Update Livestream on Tuesday. A recording of this livestream is available on Facebook. The presentation used in this livestream is available here Mayor Martin will host another COVID-19 Update L...

Dec 30, 2020 CTDOL is working with federal partners to make the transition as easy as possible for CARES Act claimants whose benefits expired prior to the President’s signature on the new legislation. Please continue to check this page for updates and do not call the Contact Center for new information. The Contact Center will direct all callers to this page. December 29, 2020: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby today provided an update on the Emer...

This brings stability: Stimulus spurs hopes for Connecticut jobs recovery FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Governor Ned Lamont said the new federal stimulus would bring stability to individuals and businesses in Connecticut.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Anshu Vidyarthi, co-owner of Le Fat Poodle and Le Penguin restaurants in Greenwich, Conn., said he planned to apply for funds for small businesses that will be distributed through the new federal stimulus.Matthew...

Dec 30, 2020 CTDOL is working with federal partners to make the transition as easy as possible for CARES Act claimants whose benefits expired prior to the President’s signature on the new legislation. Please continue to check this page for updates and do not call the Contact Center for new information. The Contact Center will direct all callers to this page. December 29, 2020: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby today provided an update on the Emer...