Updated: 12:53 PM EDT June 3, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont today announced the expansion of the Connecticut Youth Employment Program, which provides year-round employment opportunities for youths across Connecticut with community-based agencies.
The additional $2 million will bring its total investment to $7.7 million and will be spent to support the program with services like transportation, food support, and other items that will decrease barriers to participation.
The money comes from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. It is in addition to the $5 million the state previously allocated for the program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Labor. The Youth Employment and Training Collaboration, a partnership between the DOL and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, is also funded at $710,000, giving the program a total of $7.7 million this year.
The CT Department of Labor said the requirement will resume on May 30. Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 2:32 PM EDT May 21, 2021
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. A work search requirement for unemployment benefits will begin again on May 30, the Connecticut Department of Labor announced Friday.
The mandatory work search requirement was waived more than a year ago at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The waiver allowed claimants to receive unemployment benefits even though they were not engaged in work search activities.
“Last spring, COVID-19 infections were rising steeply so suspending the work search requirement was a very important part of protecting public health,” CTDOL Commissioner Kurt Westby said in a statement. “Now that vaccine is widely available and we have public health guidance in place to reduce the infection rate, many residents are heading back to work.”
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Day of action demands ‘$15 and a union’ from McDonald’s May 20, 2021 9:58 AM CDT By Joelle Fishman
32 BJ SEIU Connecticut district leader Alberto Bernardez leads
workers and supporters in a chant at the Branford Connecticut service plaza. | Art Perlo / People s World
BRANFORD, Conn. The chant “What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now” reverberated through the McDonald’s restaurant at the Branford I-95 rest stop Wednesday morning as workers, union allies, and community groups marched inside the restaurant as part of a national day of action demanding $15 and a union.