The Indiana Department of Workforce Development is trying to speed up the process for resolving disputes about unemployment eligibility by making unscheduled phone calls.

Eaton Corp. has notified state officials that it intends to begin layoffs at the Auburn factory in February and completely close in May the factory that makes clutches for heavy-duty truck transmissions.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the online system for managing unemployment claims will be down temporarily.

Due to federal rules, as Indiana's unemployment rate drops, the Department of Workforce Development will be turning off the extended benefits program this week.

The Department of Workforce Development requested to borrow $300 million from the federal government to pay state unemployment insurance claims.

It's estimated that roughly 17 percent of those on the state's unemployment program dont receive enough to be eligible.

A group of Hoosiers are asking the state to address what they call "disconcerting problems" with the unemployment system.

The Lost Wage Assistance Program will be available for out of work Hoosiers backdated to Aug. 1. Federal guidelines say workers must have received benefits of at least $100 under state or federal unemployment programs to be eligible.

Indiana's unemployment insurance trust fund will be depleted in September if Hoosiers continue seeking assistance for joblessness at the current pace due to the coronavirus pandemic, a state official says.

Unemployment loans to states will have zero interest until the end of the year, but it could mean tax increases for employers in the future.