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Verbatim: Phishing scam alert
Indiana state officials issued the following Wednesday, May 19, 2021:
Attorney General Todd Rokita is partnering with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to warn Hoosiers about a phishing scam involving unemployment benefits. Scammers are sending text messages asking Hoosiers to verify their identity by clicking on a link. Clicking the link may give scammers access to your personal data.
“We appreciate the opportunity to partner with state agencies to encourage Hoosiers to be vigilant in protecting their personal information,” Attorney General Todd Rokita said. “Scammers are always coming up with new ways to try to steal your identity and your money. If you receive a text message asking to verify your eligibility for unemployment benefits, I urge you to delete the message and file a report both with my office and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.”
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Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Monday that Indiana will soon end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment insurance programs.
Starting June 19, the following programs will end, according to a news release from Holcomb s office:
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides a $300 weekly add-on to recipients of unemployment insurance
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides recipients extended benefits after their traditional 26 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits have been exhausted
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), which provides benefits to individuals who do not normally qualify for unemployment benefits, such as self-employed, gig workers, and independent contractors
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC), which provides a $100 additional weekly benefit for individuals who are eligible for regular unemployment benefits but also earned at least $5,000 in self-employment inco
Indiana to end all federal pandemic unemployment benefits, including extra weekly $300
Indiana plans to end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment insurance programs next month.
Popular Searches There are help wanted signs posted all over Indiana, and while our economy took a hit last year, it is roaring like an Indy 500 race car engine now. I am hearing from multiple sector employers that they want and need to hire more Hoosiers to grow, Holcomb said.
Indiana will pull out of four different programs effective June 19, including one that gives a $300 add-on to those getting unemployment money:
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides a $300 weekly add-on to recipients of unemployment insurance
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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021 file photo, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb delivers his State of the State address virtually, in Indianapolis. Gov. Holcomb asked a court Tuesday, April 27, 2021, to block a new law that legislators passed giving themselves more authority to intervene when the stateâs chief executive declares an emergency. The measure establishes a new process under which legislative leaders can call the General Assembly into what it calls an âemergency session.â The governorâs lawsuit argues that the Legislature is âusurping a power given exclusively to the governorâ under the Indiana Constitution to call lawmakers into a special session.