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Unemployment fraud: what to do if it happens to you WWNY Unemployment fraud: what to do if it happens to you By Lexi Bruening | February 15, 2021 at 5:16 PM EST - Updated February 17 at 5:02 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Unemployment fraud is running rampant - something we learned after our story Friday where parents of a deployed airman discovered his identity had been stolen. Lately, Cheryl Mayforth, director of The WorkPlace, has been spending her days fielding phone calls and emails. She says unemployment fraud is running rampant. “Since spring, we have been receiving numerous calls ...

In general, single adults making less than $75,000 a year will get a $600 payment. Couples making up to $150,000 will get $1,200. Plus there's extra money for unemployment checks.

Unemployment went down in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties from October. In Jefferson County, unemployment from October to November dropped from 5.8% to 5.3%. Last November, the jobless rate in the county was at 5.9%. Lewis and St. Lawrence counties also fared better than was thought as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the local economy, Cheryl Mayforth, executive director of The WorkPlace in Watertown, said. “We’re holding our own,” she said, adding she received the figures Tuesday evening and was still analyzing them. St. Lawrence County has 4.9% un...

Economic relief package could help north country businesses Economic relief package could help north country businesses By Keir Chapman | December 22, 2020 at 4:59 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 6:31 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - The $900 billion economic relief package passed by congress Monday night should help small businesses in the north country. The stimulus package contains another round of the “Paycheck Protection Program,” (PPP) which last spring provided a lifeline to many small businesses - and their employees - as the effects of the virus kicked in. Watertown Savings...