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Missouri governor orders end to federal pandemic unemployment benefits Joe Mueller, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner In a bid to encourage people to return work, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced the discontinuation of the $300-per-week federal pandemic unemployment compensation. He ordered the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to notify the U.S. Department of Labor of ending participation in six programs effective June 12. Popular Searches “Despite our economy’s strong comeback, many business owners and employers acro...

Governor Mike Parson announced that Missouri will end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – In order to address workforce shortages across the state, Governor Mike Parson today directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) to notify the U.S. Department of Labor that Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs effective Saturday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m. “From conversations with business owners across the state, we know that they are struggling not because of COVID-19 but because of labor shortages resulting from these excessive federal unemployment programs,” Governor Parson s...

Missouri ‘overpayment forgiveness’ bill hits snag in Senate John Haughey, The Center Square contributor © Provided by Washington Examiner Missouri overpaid about 46,000 people more than $150 million in federal and state unemployment benefits in 2020 and the state’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), supported by Gov. Mike Parson, wanted to force recipients to return those excess payments. But lawmakers balked and several “overpayment forgiveness” bills were filed during the 2021 session, including House Bill 1083, sponsored by Rep. John Eggleston,...

MO lawmakers say Labor Department went back on its word to halt collections Missouri lawmakers working to resolve unemployment overpayment issues and last updated 2021-04-15 18:59:37-04 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers claim the Department of Labor went back on its word to halt collections of overpayment money. 41 Action News first reported this issue in July 2020, when Missourians reported receiving notices of overpayment from the agency. The notices said they had been overpaid due to no fault of their own, through agency error and they needed to pay that money back. After mont...