For Cocoa, Florida, residents Christine Powell and her fiance, Robert Hammond, the relentless downward economic drag of the past six months has been suffocating. First, Hammond was put on medical leave in…
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Hackers claimed $158 million in fake unemployment checks by stealing taxpayers’ identities
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Essential Benefits You Can Receive on Unemployment
The COVID-19 epidemic has taken a booming U.S. economy and ground it to a halt. Within just two weeks, 10 million Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment, dwarfing prior records…
California lawmakers ask Newsom to act immediately on unemployment claims
Joe Marquez, a former sheet metal worker from La Habra, looks for jobs at the One-Stop center in East Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) More than half the…
California unemployment agency workers say internal problems are stalling claims process
As California grapples with a deluge of requests for unemployment benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some state workers processing claims say they are buckling under pressure, hampered by outdated technology,…
Your $600 unemployment boost is expiring. What do you do?
A $600 weekly benefit bonus from the federal government has made unemployment a little less painful for the tens of millions of Americans who’ve lost their jobs to the coronavirus.…
PA Officials Stop $44M In Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
HARRISBURG, PA — Officials in Pennsylvania say they’ve stopped $44 million in fraudulent unemployment claims filed during the pandemic. United States Attorney William M. McSwain said the agency has collaborated…
Westchester DA Warns Residents Of New Unemployment Benefits Scam
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY—As the coronavirus pandemic results in a surge in unemployment – scams that prey on residents down on their luck are also on the rise. According to Westchester…