RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) Many out-of-work residents in North Carolina who have been receiving unemployment assistance find frustration when they have to recertify for benefits that may be exhausted. I need help, this is ridiculous, said Kerry MacLeod, who is unemployed and was getting benefits. But those halted when it came time to recertify. I ve been waiting on my PUA claim since October.
She is not alone.
Mark Sanderlin, also unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said he also saw a lapse in his PUA benefits at the end of October when he had to recertify. It s an awful long time to wait, Sanderlin said. We ve had birthday, holidays, mortgages all those things that don t have time to wait.
By Mark Starling
Restaurant Capacity Increases In Buncombe County
(Buncombe County, NC) Buncombe County restaurants are being allowed to increase capacity again. Commission chair Brownie Newman signed a declaration this week that recommends a cap of 50-percent indoor dining, which aligns with the state s measures. Buncombe restaurants had previously been under a 30-percent capacity for several weeks. A report of lower community spread of COVID-19 was key in the county s decision.
North Carolina s Senators Say Impeachment Trial Is Unconstitutional
(Washington, DC) North Carolina s Senators are joining other Republicans in opposing the impeachment trial of former President Trump. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis both said the trial would be unconstitutional, during a procedural vote at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. The vote failed, as five GOP members joined 50 Democratic Senators in support of the trial s constitutionality. It does point to the larger fact that there al
North Carolina looks to recover more than $69M in unemployment overpayments by Nyamekye Daniel, The Center Square | January 27, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
The North Carolina Division of Employment Security (NCDES) overpaid more than $69 million in unemployment benefits in 2020, officials said.
The state agency has received an unprecedented number of claims because of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing the potential for fraud, misrepresentation and errors, NCDES Assistant Secretary Pryor Gibson said. Not only did we have more money going into the regular [Unemployment Insurance] system, Gibson told the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance on Tuesday. We also had many more programs in place that constituted more overpayment scenarios.
UPDATED 8:15 AM ET Dec. 30, 2020 PUBLISHED 12:35 PM ET Dec. 29, 2020 PUBLISHED 12:35 PM EST Dec. 29, 2020
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the federal government would begin sending out direct deposits for the $600 payments as early as Tuesday night and paper checks could start being mailed Wednesday.
NORTH CAROLINA The president signed the new $900 billion coronavirus relief bill into law over the weekend, along with the $1.4 trillion federal budget. The new federal stimulus bill will increase unemployment payments for North Carolinians and includes $600 checks for most Americans.
The House voted Monday to increase those individual payments to $2,000 after President Donald Trump threatened not to sign the bill, but it is unlikely the Republican-controlled Senate would agree to increase the amount on the checks.
Updated December 14, 2020 7:19 p.m. EST
By Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your Side reporter, & Brian Shrader, WRAL reporter
Raleigh, N.C. Unemployment fraud is a serious problem, one that has impacted thousands this year, including 5 On Your Side’s Monica Laliberte and WRAL’s Brian Shrader. Both recently had scammers file for unemployment in their names.
Their experience dealing with the fraud raised serious concerns and a push for answers. If two people in the same company this happened to within a couple of weeks of each other, just imagine across the state, the scale at which this is happening, Shrader said.