Unemployment Benefits

Due to a Bank of America mistake, over 100,000 unemployed workers had no access to the funds they were owed. At the height of the pandemic, Bank of America made it impossible for more than 100,000 unemployed workers to receive their unemployment benefits. Bank of America has been fined $225...

California's jobless benefits system is set up in a way that 'makes getting benefits unreasonably difficult,' a new nonpartisan state report says.

ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. Rep Val Demings is leaving her congressional district to run for U.S. Senate. That means U.S. House District 10 is an open seat this year. The district originally encompassed much of western Orange County, but it was redrawn by the Florida Legislature this year. The district now stretches through the center of the county, from the Pine Hills area across downtown and Winter Park to Bithlo.

Rep Steve Horsford, D-Nev., said Wednesday his proposed GUARD legislation will help state and local unemployment systems fortify against scam artists who exposed vulnerabilities during the pandemic.

Many North Carolina industries seek qualified individuals for a range of well-paying positions. We have made a list of these jobs, thus we’d be looking at the highest-paid jobs in North Carolina. There are many positions available for people with the necessary qualifications and experience, from makeup artists to...

The report by the Legislative Analyst's Office looks at what happened even before the pandemic -- and says the EDD kept up to a billion dollars a year away from workers who deserved that money.

“Inflation” is the new buzzword of the year. It is the reason for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes designed to increase the costs of some loans. It is the excuse given against renewing the expanded child tax credit program that briefly lifted millions of American families out of poverty. It forms the name of one of the key pieces of legislation that may salvage President Joe Biden’s first term: the Inflation Reduction Act. And, it is the basis of Republican complaints against Democrats heading toward the midterm elections this fall.

(The Center Square) – States that ended pandemic unemployment aid saw "a substantial rise" in employment, according to a recent working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The study, which used data from 46 states and Washington, D.C., found that "in the three months following a...

The economy is weighing on Americans differently, depending on your income. It's showing up in company earnings, as brands report lower income shoppers cutting back while luxury thrives. It all points to another iteration of the K-shaped economy. As fears of a recession heat up, the economic situation for Americans...

The border is so porous these days that even mayors of sanctuary cities are starting to complain about illegal immigration. So, what is Congress doing about it? They are going to spend tens of billions of dollars to increase the number of ... IRS employees.

Cybercrime is often thought of on a relatively large scale. Massive breaches lead to painful financial losses, bankrupting companies and causing untold embarrassment, splashed across the front pages of news websites worldwide. That’s unsurprising: cyber events typically cost businesses around $200,000, according to cybersecurity firm the Cyentia Institute. One in 10 of those victims suffer losses of more than $20 million, with some reaching $100 million or more.

The latest San Francisco monkeypox case count tells us that there are 501 confirmed and suspected monkeypox cases in the city. Meanwhile, there are now more than 1,300 cases in the state of California, and nearly 9,000 in the U.S. [SFGov]. Now that the family of missing Oakley woman Alexis...

California’s unemployment system is too focused on rooting out fraud and minimizing business costs than providing people with timely benefits, according to a new report from the state. “These failures caused hardship for unemployed workers and their families, held back the economy, and spurred frustration among Californians with their...