Sometimes what is left unmentioned can be far more important than what is said. A good example is obscure guidance issued last week by the US Department of Labor (DOL) encouraging workforce programs ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — If you’re one of the thousands of people who recently got an email from the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) requiring you to prove, or re-prove, that you were ...

Thousands of self-employed Long Islanders who received unemployment assistance last year have received emails from the state Labor Department informing them they have until June 1 to submit proof of ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill into law on Monday that makes clear that part-time workers were eligible for federal pandemic unemployment benefits. Before the law, there was confusion over a ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that the federal government has expanded eligibility for waivers for those who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The announcement ...

LANSING, Mich. — It's been a mess. The pandemic forced thousands of Michiganders out of their jobs, and to keep food on the table, most turned to unemployment to supplement their income while they ...

LANSING, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) granted a request to expand the eligibility for waivers for Michigan workers who ...

LANSING — Findings from the state auditor general show the Whitmer administration made key errors that prolonged confusion and anxiety for many Michigan workers as they sought assistance from the ...

Michigan coffers will feel none of the effects of an error that led to the overpayment of at least $3.9 billion to 347,437 unemployment claimants. Instead, the feds ...

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency paid out $3.9 billion in unauthorized unemployment benefits to 347,437 people during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the Auditor General said in a report ...

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency "wasn't effective" in its implementation of the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, a state audit released Thursday said, ultimately leading to ...