Virginia law now subjects employers to increased penalties if they fail to respond to Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) requests for unemployment benefits information within 10 days. Effective July ...

As the government shutdown approaches its one month mark, the Virginia Employment Commission is noticing a spike in ...

Seventeen individuals involved in a COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefit scheme have learned their punishment.

The final defendant charged in a 17-member conspiracy who defrauded the United States and committed program fraud and mail ...

Staff report Ohioans filed 6,117 initial unemployment claims for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported this week. That number was 654 more than the ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,217 ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Federal workers impacted by the government shutdown have until 4:00 p.m. today, October 15, to file an unemployment claim. These workers have two weeks from the ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin 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 ...

CAN FILE FOR BENEFITS TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH. ON DAY NINE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE STATE OFFICE THAT HANDLES UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SAYS ONLY A HANDFUL OF FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS HAVE ...

SEATTLE — As the federal government shutdown extends into its 22nd day, more federal workers are applying for unemployment benefits in Washington state. The Washington Employment Security Department ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — As the federal government shutdown persists, a growing number of federal workers in Washington state are turning to unemployment benefits. As of Oct. 15, 1,184 federal employees, ...