The Labor Department said there were issues with processing the new $300 payment program simultaneously with the $600 payment program that ended in July 2020.
A federal wage assistance program has resulted in more than 22,000 unemployed people in the state receiving an additional $35 million in federal payments over the past few weeks.
The need to update computer systems is why the state Department of Labor & Industry has been unable to disburse unemployment benefits to PUA, FPUC claimants.