The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new guidance to state unemployment issuance agencies, expanding the eligibility factors for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Under this guidance, agencies are allowed to expand unemployment insurance eligibility to three categories of workers. These include…
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Unemployment Insurance Claims Going Down, But Officials Seeing More Fraud
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleUnemployment numbers are decreasing in Arkansas after reaching record numbers in the early months of the pandemic. However, state officials say they are seeing increasing amounts of unemployment insurance fraud. Following the declaration of an emergency due to COVID-19, unemployment…
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Preston: State Trust Fund in ‘Good Standing,’ Unemployment Costs Rise to $357 Million
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSince the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency, more than 36 million Americans have filed for unemployment. In roughly two months, the U.S. economy has ground almost to a halt with many states beginning the gradual process of reopening.…
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Preston: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance System Expected to Be Completed by Month’s End
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas officials are working to develop a new system for unemployment insurance benefits and to reopen the state’s economy. According to Arkansas Department of Commerce Secretary Mike Preston, his department is currently working on a new system for the Pandemic…