Montana will launch Return-to-Work bonuses, opt-out of federal unemployment benefits
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and last updated 2021-05-04 12:37:45-04
Governor Greg Gianforte on Tuesday announced two measures to address the stateâs severe workforce shortage and provide incentives for unemployed Montanans to reenter the labor force.
A news release says that the State of Montana will launch a return-to-work bonus program, utilizing federal funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act.
Return-to-work bonuses will be paid to unemployed individuals who rejoin the labor force and accept and maintain steady employment for at least one month.
The Return-to-Work Bonus initiative will offer $1,200 payments to individuals receiving unemployment benefits as of May 4, 2021, who subsequently accept employment and complete at least four paid weeks of work.
Montana to Launch Return-to-Work Bonuses, Return to Pre-pandemic Unemployment Program to Address Workforce Shortage
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HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today announced two measures to address the state’s severe workforce shortage and incentivize Montanans to reenter the labor force.
The State of Montana will launch a return-to-work bonus program, utilizing federal funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. Return-to-work bonuses will be paid to unemployed individuals who rejoin the labor force and accept and maintain steady employment for at least one month.
The governor also announced the State of Montana will end its participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs and transition to pre-pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility and benefits by the end of June.
Montana will launch Return-to-Work bonuses, and opt-out of federal unemployment benefits
Montana will launch Return-to-Work bonuses, and opt-out of federal unemployment benefits
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-05-05 00:13:50-04
Governor Greg Gianforte on Tuesday announced two measures to address the stateâs severe workforce shortage and provide incentives for unemployed Montanans to reenter the labor force.
A news release says that the State of Montana will launch a return-to-work bonus program, utilizing federal funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. Return-to-work bonuses will be paid to unemployed individuals who rejoin the labor force and accept and maintain steady employment for at least one month.
Businesses ready to get back to work; workers, not so much Service, construction, other industries finding it hard to fill vacancies
Restaurateur John Bean is a few workers short. Check that. He’s about a few hundred workers short.
John Bean
“We’re short-staffed and actively looking,” said Bean, whose Eat With Us group operates 14 restaurants in the state, including seven in the Golden Triangle. “We’re doing things we’ve never done before. We’re doing advertising for workers on TV and trying to get in touch with employees who worked with us before. We just can’t find them.”
Initial Iowa unemployment claims down 44% last week
$8,661,749.66 in unemployment insurance benefits were paid out in the state last week, a weekly decrease of $1,578,801.37 (15.42%). Author: Mario Rossi, The Associated Press Published: 4:53 PM CDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 5:23 PM CDT April 29, 2021
IOWA, USA 3,893 initial unemployment claims were filed last week in Iowa, a decrease of 3,088 (44.23%) from the previous week.
3,494 initial claims for the week of April 18-24 were by people who work and live in Iowa, and 399 were by individuals who work in Iowa but live outside the state. For the week ending April 24, 2021, nearly 50.7% of claimants indicated their claims were not COVID-19 related, which is an increase from 41.5% the previous week, Iowa Workforce Development said in a release.