The state is issuing back payments after a new law raised unemployment benefits from $362 to $446 earlier this year. LANSING, MI – Nearly 48,000 Michiganders will be getting retroactive unemployment payments under a new law that raised weekly benefit rates earlier this year. About $34 million in back payments will be issued after the…
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to … Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said…
Today in Ohio podcast breaks down competing proposals for unemployment fund solvency – one increases employer contributions while the other slashes benefits for jobless Ohioans from 26 to 20 weeks Today in Ohio podcast breaks down competing proposals for unemployment fund solvency – one increases employer contributions while the other slashes benefits for jobless Ohioans…
Most people are able to apply online but only about a third of those who call reach a live person. The number of call center employees has dropped by nearly 40 percent over the past two years. Last December, Kyra Assibey-Bonsu realized that her stream of work as a freelance audio producer was “puttering out.”She…
Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that counters two Pacific Northwest states that signed policies allowing the workers to get benefits earlier this year. Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that counters two Pacific Northwest states that signed policies allowing the workers to get benefits earlier this year. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment, or, read…
Lawmakers are once again trying to fix Ohio’s chronically underfunded unemployment compensation fund. But this time around, they’re starting with a modest proposal instead of one big, long-term fix. Lawmakers are once again trying to fix Ohio’s chronically underfunded unemployment compensation fund. But this time around, they’re starting with a modest proposal instead of one…
Ohio’s unemployment fund is on an unsustainable path, and lawmakers remain divided over whether to fix it by cutting benefits or raising business taxes. Ohio’s unemployment fund is on an unsustainable path, and lawmakers remain divided over whether to fix it by cutting benefits or raising business taxes. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment,…
There are multiple unemployment rates. The official one is typically low compared to some of the others that include broader measures of unemployed people. Signage at the New York Public Library’s annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the Bronx Library Center in … More the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept….
Clear Start Tax breaks down the hidden tax risks of sudden income changes – and how to recover before penalties build up. IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2025 / In a time of ongoing layoffs, … Clear Start Tax breaks down the hidden tax risks of sudden income changes – and how…
Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S. labor market. Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S. labor market. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment, or, read more Arizona real estate…