The requirements are normal, but were waived for more than a year as a form of pandemic relief.

The unemployment rate in Indiana continues to creep lower according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The national unemployment rate remains two percentage points higher than Indiana's.

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law Thursday, intended to provide economic stimulus to those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has launched a job board to help unemployed or underemployed Hoosiers find work, it's called the "Hoosier Talent Network."

An overpayment happens when the state pays someone unemployment benefits and later determines they're ineligible for those benefits.

The bill would disqualify and penalize people who lie or withhold information in their applications for unemployment benefits.

In late September, Indiana reported to the U.S. Department of Labor it may have overpaid around 34,000 claims on regular unemployment insurance alone. Thousands more cases were listed as overpaid on newer federal unemployment programs, too.

The Continued Assistance Act would restart additional Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (benefits at a lower rate and extends the length of time an unemployed worker can be eligible for benefits.

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