Articles tagged as: unemployment
September 9, 2020
DWD Set To Begin Extra $300 Federal Benefits, But Many Could Slip Through Cracks
It's estimated that roughly 17 percent of those on the state's unemployment program dont receive enough to be eligible.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2020
Unemployed Hoosiers Plead With State To Fix 'Disconcerting Problems'
A group of Hoosiers are asking the state to address what they call "disconcerting problems" with the unemployment system.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2020
Re-Employment Response Plan Launches In Marion County
A new online employment website aims to help people in Marion County connect with jobs and get needed training.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2020
Indiana Requests $300 Unemployment Boost From FEMA
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.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2020
Frustrated And Feeling Helpless, Many Still Wait On Unemployment Benefits
Some workers say they've waited weeks, sometimes months, for any payment at all from the Department of Workforce Development.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2020
Indiana On Pace To Deplete Jobless Benefits In September
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.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2020
More Than 400,000 Hoosiers Lose Significant Income As $600 Unemployment Benefit Ends
More than 400,000 Hoosiers would lose, on average, about 46 percent of their unemployment benefits under the proposed federal HEALS Act thats according to a recent analysis by The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2020
Indiana Will Borrow From Federal Government For Unemployment Fund
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.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2020
Unemployed Hoosiers Hold Out Hope For Extension As Extra $600 Benefit Ends
While Congress tries to negotiate some kind of increased unemployment benefits, unemployed Hoosiers say relief can't come soon enough.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2020
As Additional $600 Benefits End, Unemployed Hoosiers Worry About Future
The $600 expires at the end of the month due to a provision in the federal CARES Act. If unemployed workers file for benefits on or before July 25, DWD said it will make the additional payments.
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