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Tennessee saw unemployment claims rise in recent weeks as the state department of labor began the rollout of out extended CARES Act benefits and a new program for workers with mixed wages.
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Jobless claims rise following holidays
Jobless claims in Tennessee during the pandemic surpassed 1 million last week, and the number of weekly new claims continues to hover in the double-digits.
During the week ending Jan. 16, 18,237 Tennesseans submitted new unemployment claims, and 49,270 filed weekly certifications to continue their claims. The Tennessee Department of Labor paid 84,047 claims totaling about $66.8 million last week (federal funds covered $59.3 million of these benefit payments).
Louisiana s improving unemployment rate triggers end of special extended benefits program Share Updated: 5:56 PM CST Jan 25, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 5:56 PM CST Jan 25, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Louisiana’s improving unemployment rate means the end of one of the federally funded benefits programs that began at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announced Monday.According to LWC, approximately 5,200 people have unemployment claims in the Extended Benefits (EB) Program. The U.S. Department of Labor notified the LWC that Louisiana’s unemployment rate no longer meets the criteria to continue the EB program past Jan. 23, which was over the weekend.“Individuals still unemployed or underemployed will not be left without the benefit resources they need,” said LWC Secretary Ava Dejoie. “Our goal is to seamlessly transition these claims with minimal disruption, if any.” The LWC w
Updated: 6:15 AM EST Jan 27, 2021 The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has been dealing with problems getting unemployment checks out to claimants.A news conference was held Tuesday with Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier. She provided an update on the recent implementations of the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program (PEUC) and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program (PUA). “We have begun making PEUC and PUA payments to the Pennsylvanians who are out-of-work because of the pandemic and need these benefits,” said Berrier. “And while we know that payments were issued to many claimants over the past four days, we are also aware that some people have encountered issues. We understand the frustration of the claimants who’ve been waiting for their payments to resume – we are frustrated too and are working to make it right. Our team resolved the PEUC issue last evening and is identifying and fixing PUA issues as quickly as we can. We w
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When the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced state residents were eligible to file for an additional 11 weeks of Unemployment Compensation, thousands flocked to the online portal. But they didn’t have much luck there.
With a new federal CARES Act extension in place, payments for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program were set to resume Monday. However, many state residents attempting to reapply for those pandemic unemployment benefits said the online system wouldn’t let them.
“There is conflicting information on the PA UC website, as some areas say something will be mailed to recipients and to wait for receipt of that, some areas say ‘your claim is inactive you must reactivate your claim to file,’ ” said Kimberly Snyder of Baden. “So, there seems to be a lot of confusion over this.”
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