On August 21, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited “improper payment report” on the troubled Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. PUA was an unpreceden t ed federal ...

The nation's 59 million self-employed workers got a lifeline last year when lawmakers created the first-ever program that extended jobless benefits to this growing group of workers. But that program, ...

As America prepares to celebrate Labor Day, it’s timely to wonder what the US Department of Labor (DOL) has been up to. One noteworthy recent action was DOL’s August 21 release of a report on improper ...

The New Hampshire lawsuit focuses on one federal pandemic program, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA. New Hampshire joined a growing number of states where unemployed workers are filing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about state and local government taxes and spending. Sep 09, 2021, 10:39am EDT Sep 09, 2021, 11:10am EDT This article is ...

Over 2 million Ohioans recently received letters from the state Department of Job and Family Services announcing the end of a federal unemployment program they supposedly used during the pandemic. One ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – Approximately 5,000 people are now eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance after the Department of Labor updated its list of eligibility scenarios. The federal PUA ...

COLORADO, USA — The number of people being told to pay back their unemployment benefits could get a lot higher as a second group of claimants is asked to provide certain documents by Dec. 21, or risk ...

Thousands of self-employed Long Islanders who received unemployment assistance last year have received emails from the state Labor Department informing them they have until June 1 to submit proof of ...

A state audit released Thursday found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraudulent claims in Illinois. The Illinois Department ...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced Monday the launch of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. This program is for individuals who were previously ineligible for ...