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Credit: Darrow Montgomery Dozens of laid-off D.C. workers testified to the Council on Wednesday about the ongoing problems at the Department of Employment Services. They named problems that claimants have been experiencing since last spring: miscommunication from DOES, difficulties with out-of-state wages, interruptions in payments whenever the agency needs to make system updates to comply with federal law. The latest problem left countless claimants going without benefits for roughly one month, including Deb Witherspoon, a Capitol Hill resident who waited five weeks to receive money. This left many struggling to afford everyday necessities. DOES Director Unique Morris-Hughes told the press that eligible claimants would begin receiving payment starting April 20, but some weren’t paid until just recently. And a number of claimants are still owed back pay. In light of everything that’s transpired since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, D.C.’s Office of ....
Success! You re on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn t process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… I already get the newsletter D.C. workers who were laid off during the coronavirus pandemic and filed for unemployment could start seeing payments again this week after going roughly one month without benefits. Department of Employment Services Director Unique Morris-Hughes said claimants should receive payments starting Tuesday, April 20, so long as they have been filing weekly online or by email and, more importantly, the agency has cleared them for eligibility. “As long as they’ve certified and they’re eligible, there will not be any issues with them receiving their payments,” Morris-Hughes said during a press call on Monday. ....
D.C. to ban indoor dining, close museums, restrict libraries to curbside Michael Brice-Saddler, Tim Carman Trio Restaurant on 17th Street NW is one of the few restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in Washington, D.C. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) The District will shut down indoor dining for three weeks starting Wednesday night, officials said becoming the latest local jurisdiction to take that step in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, and leaving some restaurant owners wondering how their businesses will survive. The order by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), which extends the city’s public health emergency through March 31, also says museums in the District must close and libraries must return to drop-off/pickup service only. ....
D.C. to ban indoor dining, close museums, restrict libraries to curbside Michael Brice-Saddler, Tim Carman Trio Restaurant on 17th Street NW is one of the few restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in Washington, D.C. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) The District will shut down indoor dining for three weeks starting Wednesday night, officials said becoming the latest local jurisdiction to take that step in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, and leaving some restaurant owners wondering how their businesses will survive. The order by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), which extends the city’s public health emergency through March 31, also says museums in the District must close and libraries must return to drop-off/pickup service only. ....
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