View Comments An upcoming virtual town hall will assist unemployed Vermonters to adjust to a forthcoming change to the state's unemployment insurance guidelines. The series comes as the Vermont Labor Department moves to reinstate its work search requirement beginning on May 9. Laid-off workers will be required to conduct three job contacts each week they are filing for insurance, and be able to "accept work that is offered" to them, according to the Department of Labor's website. The decision will impact people receiving benefits under the state's regular unemployment insurance program, as well as federal extended benefits programs. As of May 1, over 20,000 ongoing claims through both programs, with an additional 10,000 claims filed through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program for freelance and contracted workers.