Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that next year Maryland employers will continue to benefit from the lowest possible unemployment insurance tax rates allowed under state law. The Maryland Department of…
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Following a recent trend across the United States, New Mexico has repaid the money it borrowed from the federal government to prop up its unemployment insurance fund. The New Mexico…
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Kentucky is reducing its unemployment insurance tax rate for the first time since 2008. The reduction occurred because the Commonwealth returned its unemployment insurance trust fund to a healthy pre-recession…
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Washington, D.C. has increased its weekly benefit for unemployed workers for the first time in ten years. Last week the District’s Unemployment Insurance program increased the maximum weekly benefit from $359 per…
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The battle over proper unemployment funding and benefits continues in North Carolina. The state has reached the $2 billion mark for its unemployment insurance trust fund. That $2 billion mark…
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Today, the impact of layoffs is magnified by a workforce growing more sensitive to their employer relationship. At 75 million workers, Millennials are now the largest generation in our workforce…
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Today, we at 501(c) Agencies Trust announce the addition of ABLE, Inc as a new program participant. 501(c) Agencies Trust is a group of 1,500 nonprofits from across the country…
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Congressman Kevin Brady (R) of Texas has introduced H.R. 5945 the "Ready to Work Act of 2016." The legislation would amend title III of the Social Security Act to “allow States…
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Gov. Matt Bevin has announced that Kentucky is suspending the current unemployment insurance surcharge for contributing employers, effective immediately. The state’s approximately 91,000 employers have been paying a surcharge assessment…
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One of the big issues facing residents in California's Silicon Valley is finding affordable housing. The median rent for an apartment or house in Mountain View, CA is $4,390, a 54…
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