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Key Points - President Biden’s July 9, 2021 executive order encouraged the FTC to exercise its statutory rulemaking authority to curtail the unfair use of noncompete...
May 11, 2021 / 06:57 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An executive order issued Tuesday calls for the reinstatement of rules for Hoosiers seeking unemployment benefits. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s order also changed several other measures instituted during the coronavirus pandemic. Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced March 24, 2020, that any Hoosiers out of work, including temporary layoffs, were eligible to apply for unemployment benefits. That change eliminated several requirements, including one that required recipients of jobless benefits to be actively seeking employment....
SCC President Testifying Before U.S. Congress By Ashley Hanley|2021-05-06T05:39:19-05:00May 6th, 2021| South Central College (SCC) President Annette Parker will be testifying at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development on Thursday, May 6 at Noon CST (1 p.m. EST). The hearing will be aired live online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE46NWWG3R0. Parker was asked to testify at the hearing on “Growing Jobs through Infrastructure Investment” based on her broad higher education workforce developme...
Credit: NJ Spotlight News File photo The head of the state agency that handles unemployment benefits told lawmakers that over the last year staffing has been tripled and technology upgraded, all in an effort to meet a historic crush of jobless claims that millions of New Jersey residents have filed during the coronavirus pandemic. But the persistent backlogs and other challenges residents trying to file for benefits have often loudly complained about are also caused by an outdated federal unemployment system, said Robert Asaro-Angelo, the commissioner of the state Department of Labor and Work...
By: News On 6, News 9 Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced his nomination for Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development on Thursday. Governor Stitt announced in a press release that he had nominated Scott Mueller to join his cabinet. “Scott’s unmatched ability to expand, grow and attract companies is exactly what Oklahoma needs to become a Top Ten state," said Governor Stitt. According to the release, if confirmed by the senate, Mueller would replace the outgoing Secretary Kouplen and begin overseeing 30 agencies including the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the Governor’s ...