CT businesses are asking state officials to ensure the feds don’t increase their taxes by bolstering the unemployment fund before November.
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CT Department of Labor launches new, ‘improved’ unemployment system
Gov. Ned Lamont made modernizing state government a priority. ReEmployCT, the new unemployment benefits and tax system, is part of that effort.
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Labor chief: Forgiving millions in excess unemployment benefits is no easy task
The $30 million in excess unemployment benefits that thousands must repay to the state and federal governments likely will grow.
Posted inInvestigations
State to thousands who got unemployment money: Give it back
State officials have issued thousands of letters instructing some people to repay unemployment benefits they received during the pandemic.
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Danté Bartolomeo to succeed Kurt Westby at CT Department of Labor
Kurt Westby is retiring as state labor commissioner and will be succeeded by deputy, former state Sen. Danté Bartolomeo.
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CT labor officials begin to assess fraudulent benefits claims during pandemic’s first year
One in every 14 applications for unemployment benefits in Connecticut during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic was fraudulent.
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Lamont welcomes pandemic relief as ‘better late than never’
Connecticut scrambled Monday to determine how the president’s delay in signing COVID relief will impact unemployment benefits.
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As CT jobless rate jumps, officials say it finally reflects reality
Connecticut has complained its official jobless rate should be higher. It got its wish on Thursday,
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
Lamont hopes to expand CT’s already surging anti-layoff program
The Shared Work Program lets companies reduce employees’ hours rather than laying them off. Workers get partial state unemployment,.
Posted inMoney
Connecticut jobless to receive additional $300 starting this week from new federal program
The money will be paid retroactively to July 26 for those who qualify and will be paid for six weeks.
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Thousands wait months for unemployment compensation during COVID
The wait for an unemployment hearing is 10 weeks, seven weeks longer than before COVID-19 hit the state.
Posted inHousing
Few qualify for state housing assistance – and a crisis looms
Eleven hundred people call the state every day seeking help with their rent. Only 170 get it.
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Unemployment claims remain at historic high, but trending positive
The state has received 582,000 unemployment applications since the pandemic began.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
CT suffers April job losses of ‘epic proportions’ with 266,000 positions gone
The effective unemployment rate is around 17.5%, the labor commissioner says.
Posted inHealth
Lamont calls for more testing as state gets closer to reopening some businesses
The state wants to run 42,000 COVID-19 tests a week and plans to test all nursing home residents and employees.