Employee benefits

Liz Weston: Financial vital signs to monitor right now
By Liz Weston Of Nerdwallet Jun. 28, 2021 07:06 AM EDT

Union considers strike at meat plant that was virus hotspot
By Stephen Groves Jun. 02, 2021 04:57 PM EDT
Postal workers plead guilty to California unemployment fraud
May. 24, 2021 07:07 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two U.S. Postal Service employees pleaded guilty Monday to charges they purchased postal money orders with thousands of dollars in...
Audit: $6.2 million improperly went to the incarcerated
By Kevin Mcgill May. 03, 2021 03:05 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana has paid roughly $6.2 million in improper unemployment benefits to nearly 1,200 people locked up in jails or prisons, the state...
Union sends strike notices to 33 Connecticut nursing homes
Apr. 30, 2021 07:22 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thirty-three Connecticut nursing homes received notifications on Friday that their unionized workers are ready to strike on May 14 if...
State schedules 10 virtual job fairs after benefits change
Apr. 28, 2021 01:05 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The state of New Hampshire has scheduled 10 virtual job fairs during May.
Starting May 23, New Hampshire is once...
Job search rule for unemployment benefits returning in June
Apr. 20, 2021 11:09 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jobless workers collecting unemployment benefits will be required to report looking for work beginning in early June, the Virginia...
Audit: Unemployment fraud likely higher than $647 million
By Rachel La Corte Apr. 13, 2021 02:55 PM EDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The amount of fraudulent payments of unemployment benefits distributed in Washington state during the height of the coronavirus pandemic...
Nebraska advances unemployment benefit for family caregivers
Apr. 06, 2021 05:19 PM EDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska residents who stop working temporarily to care for a family member with a serious health condition could claim unemployment...
Work requirement reinstated for SC unemployment benefits
Mar. 26, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Starting next month, unemployed South Carolinians will have to prove they are looking for work if they want to keep receiving jobless...

What to do if you are a victim of unemployment fraud
By Sarah Skidmore Sell Mar. 15, 2021 09:03 AM EDT
2 postal workers linked to California unemployment fraud
Mar. 10, 2021 06:02 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two U.S. Postal Service employees were arrested Wednesday on charges that they abused their positions to purchase postal money orders with...

Virginia lawmakers wind down this year's session
By Sarah Rankin And Denise Lavoie Feb. 27, 2021 11:49 PM EST

Senate OKs bill giving relief to some jobless aid recipients
By Bruce Schreiner Feb. 26, 2021 04:49 PM EST
House votes to raise Arizona's low unemployment pay
By Bob Christie Feb. 24, 2021 08:16 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House voted Wednesday to raise Arizona's super-low $240 maximum weekly unemployment benefit to $300 at the start of 2022 and impose...
Bills that help first responders hit by COVID-19 advance
By Sam Fowler Of Capital News Service Feb. 19, 2021 05:32 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have passed bills that allow certain first responders to file workers’ compensation benefits for being disabled from...