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People applying for unemployment benefits in Connecticut will again have to show they are actively searching for work beginning May 30.
The mandatory work search requirement was waived in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people in Connecticut lost their jobs as the state shut down due to the virus outbreak last year. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“Last spring, COVID-19 infections were rising steeply so suspending the work search requirement was a very important part of protecting public health, said Kurt Westby, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor. 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. We’ve seen a steady decline in both the number of people filing for weekly benefits an
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This state will pay unemployed workers $1,000 to get back to work
Connecticut to pay unemployed workers $1K to get back to work
Replay Video UP NEXT Connecticut announced plans to give thousands of long-term unemployed people $1,000 after two months of working at a new job. Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, unveiled the state s Back to Work CT program this week as a means to incentivize those pushed out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic for an extended period of time to reenter the workforce.MORE: South Carolina, Montana declining federal unemployment funds a huge mistake, economists say The initiative promises to provide 10,000 long-term unemployed Connecticut residents who obtain new jobs with a one-time $1,000 bonus after they have worked for eight consecutive weeks.
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(HARTFORD, Conn.) Connecticut announced plans to give thousands of long-term unemployed people $1,000 after two months of working at a new job.
Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, unveiled the state s Back to Work CT program this week as a means to incentivize those pushed out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic for an extended period of time to reenter the workforce.
We’re going to keep up the fast-pace of Connecticut’s #CovidComeback by getting folks back to work.
That’s why I’ve created #BackToWorkCT, a one time signing bonus for the first 10,000 people who’ve been unemployed long-term and land a new job. pic.twitter.com/ib6WISD66a