The Michigan unemployment insurance system made more news last week. The results of a court's decision were positive for the state. However, the case highlighted some major issues with the…
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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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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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The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that recent changes to the state's unemployment insurance program unconstitutional on a technicality. The unemployment changes were passed in HB 150 this past spring. The law reduced the…
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Last week the New York Attorney General's Office ruled that employers in that state cannot require their employees to waive unemployment benefits. The ruling stems from an arbitration filed by…
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According to WCSH in Maine, the Maine DOL overpays $1 for every $5 spent on unemployment claims by the state. In the end, that is an annual overpayment of roughly…
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