July 8, 2024 | 9:52 AM
tag | unemployment compensation
May 10, 2024 | 10:07 AM
ID verification kiosks aim to assist Pennsylvanians applying for unemployment benefits
June 12, 2023 | 11:05 AM
Pennsylvania is aiming to improve call staffing for Unemployment, reduce case backlog
Updated: 2022-08-16 15:44:12
Pa. works to tackle unemployment compensation problems. Advocates want the job done right.
Advocates say some people applying for state unemployment benefits have had trouble doing so for the last two years. They’re asking Pennsylvania’s Labor & Industry Department to more fully address those issues.
June 20, 2022 | 5:13 AM
$3 million federal grant to tackle disparities in Pennsylvania unemployment compensation
Pennsylvania is one of just seven states to receive a Navigator grant this round from the U.S. Department of Labor.
March 28, 2022 | 11:19 AM
Part of Pennsylvania’s persistent Unemployment Compensation backlog? Not enough workers
More than two years after the first pandemic-related business shutdowns, tens of thousands of unemployment claims continue to plague Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation system.
January 20, 2022 | 6:49 PM
Unemployment fraud problems continue for state, laid-off claimants in Pennsylvania
440,000 unemployment claims have been flagged as potentially fraudulent between when its new computer system went online last summer and the end of 2021.
January 10, 2022 | 12:12 PM
Pennsylvania’s unemployment system still has some concerns, a new report says
Pennsylvania spent $35 million to upgrade its unemployment compensation system and parts of it still needs more work more work
November 23, 2021 | 10:29 AM
‘They want it all back:’ Pennsylvanians who had collected unemployment surprised and upset by overpayment notices
Advocates aren’t happy with how the state Department of Labor and Industry is notifying people of these accidental overpayments.
October 13, 2021 | 5:05 PM
Officials say they’re continuing to fight fraud involving Pennsylvania’s beleaguered unemployment system
The state has struggled to distinguish between fraudulent and legitimate claims, which some said led many unemployed Pennsylvanians to deal with cumbersome verification systems designed to root out fraud.
