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State Information
This page was last updated on Wednesday April 21, 2021 at 4:51pm
As a result of the spread of COVID-19, state agencies handling unemployment insurance are faced with a new set of extraordinary challenges including implementation of new federal programs and an unprecedented volume of claims.
This web page highlights information provided by states on how they are dealing with unemployment insurance issues related to the impact of COVID-19 on their daily operations. The tabs above link to other useful resources from the public and private sectors.
The three links below (Center for Disease Control and Prevention-CDC, Johns Hopkins-JH and World Health Organization-WHO) contain the most accurate and up-to-date information about the virus.
- CDC is responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak
- Johns Hopkins: COVID-19 Global Map
- World Health Organization coronavirus outbreak
State Information
- Alabama
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- Webpage: Unemployment insurance and COVID-19: Claimant and Employer Resources & News Releases
- News Release: Alabama Career Center Locations will Close to Public - Going to Virtual Services - 3/17/20
- News Release: Employer Charges for COVID-19 Related Claims Waived: Employers Urged to File Claims on Behalf of Employees - 3/20/20
- FAQ: Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance
- Release detailing changes to UC for coronavirus (see FAQs above)
- Alaska
- Arkansas
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- FAQ - Employers: Common Questions and Answers for Employers Regarding the Unemployment Insurance Program and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- FAQ - Workers: Common Questions and Answers for Workers Regarding the Unemployment Insurance Program and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Notice to Individuals Inquiring About the Availability of Unemployment Insurance Benefits As A Result of the COVID19 Pandemic
- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19: Information on UI, PUA, FPUC, MEUC
- Arizona
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- News Release: DES Announces Expansion of Shared Work Program to Support Employers, Employees - 5/4/20
- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19: Benefit Program Information and FAQ
- Webpage: COVID-19 State Resources: Information for Job Seekers and Employers
- Webpage: COVID-19 State Resources: Unemployment Insurance, Shared Work Program, Reemployment Services, Childcare. Business Resources, Rental Assistance Program, Developmental Disabilities
- California
- Colorado
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- Webpage: UI Daily Dashboard: Information on the UI Program, Metrics, Upcoming Events
- News Article: Coronavirus Efforts Under State Of Emergency - 3/10/20
- News Release: Governor declares state of emergency - 3/10/20
- UI System Improvements (adding call center staff, new “last name” online filing and updated web site content)
- Connecticut
- Delaware
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- News Release: Delaware Department of Labor Expands Unemployment Benefits to Workers Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic - 3/17/20
- Division of Unemployment Insurance Frequently Regarding the Potential Impact of the Coronavirus
- Department of Labor COVID-19 Response Center
- The Delaware Department of Labor Offices will remain open, but we are suspending public access to all of our office buildings until further notice.
- District of Columbia
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- News Release: Bowser Administration Announces UI Benefit Flexibilities with the Passage of COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 - 3/18/20
- Legislation - Act 23-247: DC Expands Unemployment Insurance Protections to Address COVID-19 - 3/17/20
- Announcement: DOES Operating Status during COVID-19 emergency
- Webpage: District COVID-19 Resources
- Supplemental State Benefit: District of Columbia Local Stimulus Payment
- Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) Portal: Program Information & Application
- Florida
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- Resource Guide: Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Insurance) and COVID-19
- News Release: Governor issues executive order declaring public health emergency - 3/6/20
- News Article: State employee travel restrictions - 3/12/20
- Guide: Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) - How to Apply
- Emergency Bridge Loan Program for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
- Georgia
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- Webpage: COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Programs and Recent Legislation
- News Release: GDOL Public Service Announcement includes UI and job information
- News Release: GDOL Career Centers processing claims but temporarily closed to the public - 3/18/20
- News Release: Information for filing for unemployment, partial claims, and reemployment services - 3/27/20
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
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- News Release: Payments begin for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
- Webpage: COVID-19 State Resources - Idaho
- Webpage: COVID-19 Idaho Department of Labor Resources - Employers, Job Seekers, Claimants
- FAQ - Employer: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19
- FAQ - Claimant: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19
- Illinois
- Indiana
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- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance Program Information for Claimants and Employers
- Webpage: COVID-19 DWD Resources for Job Seekers and Employers
- Resource Guide: COVID-19 State Resources - Indiana
- Executive Order 20-05: Helping Hoosiers During COVID-19
- FAQ: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19 - 3/9/21
- DWD to host statewide unemployment insurance webinars for Hoosiers impacted by COVID
- Iowa
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- Webpage: COVID-19 IWD Resources: Unemployment Insurance
- Podcast: Mission Employable Podcast - New Episodes Every Tuesday
- News Release: Lost Wages Assistance Program Payments -7/3/20
- News Release: IWD announces Guidance on Unemployment Benefits: Iowans Who Refuse to Return to Work Without Good Reason When Recalled Will Lose Eligibility to Unemployment Benefits - 4/27/20
- News Release: UI Tax Extension to Small Businesses - 3/23/20
- Governor Reynolds announces assistance for employees and employers affected by COVID-19 related layoffs
- Gov. Reynolds announces unemployment insurance tax extension to assist small businesses
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
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- Webpage: LWC Program Information for Job Seekers and Employers
- Webpage: COVID-19 Information by LWC Divisions: Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Development, Workers' Compensation, Medicaid
- Governors Proclamation 29-JBE-2020: Additional Measures for COVID-19
- Governors Proclamation 27-JBE-2020: Supplement Measures for COVID-19
- News Release: Unemployment Insurance information for Workers and Employers - 4/27/20
- Maine
- Maryland
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- Legislation - SB1080: State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency - Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee solely on the basis that the employee has been required to be isolated or quarantined
- Webpage: Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - includes information about local office services/availability
- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance Program Information - UI, PUA, FPUC,PEUC,MEUC
- FAQ: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19
- Massachusetts
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- Legislation - S.2599: An Act authorizing waiver of the one week waiting period for unemployment benefits
- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19
- Webpage:Public Health Guidance & Directives - Businesses and employers about unemployment and return to work guidance
- Learn about Massachusetts COVID-19 Workforce Measures
- Status of AJCs
- Michigan
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- News Release: Criminals attempting to illegally obtain benefits using stolen and falsified data - 5/27/20
- Webpage: COVID State Resources - Michigan - info for residents/communities, health care professionals, childcare and school administrators, employers and workers
- News Release: Governor Whitmer Expands Unemployment Benefits for Michigan Workers - 2/16/20
- Executive Order - 2020-10: Temporary Expansions of Unemployment Eligibility and Cost-sharing
- Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC): Program Information and Instructions to Apply
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
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- News Release: All Missouri Job Centers to suspend in-person services due to recommendations regarding COVID-19 - 3/19/20
- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance Information for Businesses & Workers: Federal Legislation, Workers' Compensation, Discrimination
- Webpage: COVID-19 Resources - Information on Job Center Open Status
- Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC): Program Information and Instructions to Apply
- Montana
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- Law rule that would help with eligibility in COVID-19 situations
- Governor Bullock Announces Emergency Rules to Streamline Unemployment Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19
- Webpage: COVID-19 Resources Guide for Employers and Employees
- Supplemental State Benefit: Montana Interim Pandemic Assistance Program
- Nebraska
- Nevada
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- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19 - Information for Claimants and Employers
- News Release: Governor Sisolak Waives Work Search Requirement and Wait Period for Unemployment Insurance Benefits - 3/18/20
- News Release: Emergency Regulation to Protect Nevada Residents from Increased Medical and Prescription Costs related to COVID-19 - 3/5/20
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
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- Webpage: COVID-19 Resources for New Jersey Businesses
- News Release: All One-Stop Career Center Offices Closed through March 30 - 3/18/20
- News Release: In-Person Unemployment Services at One-Stops Suspended Due to COVID-19. Online benefit filing. - 3/16/20
- Webpage: Worker Benefits/Protections and COVID-19 - New Jersey
- COVID-19 Scenarios & Benefits Available (English)
- COVID-19 Scenarios & Benefits Available (Spanish)
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
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- Webpage: Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19 -- includes Helpful Benefit Program Diagram
- Executive Order 118: Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19
- Webpage: COVID-19 State Resource - North Carolina
- State Supplemental Benefit: North Carolina Increased Benefit Amount
- North Dakota
- Ohio
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- Executive Order 2020-03D: Lifting Certain Unemployment Compensation Benefit Restrictions During an Emergency
- News Release: Common Number Provided for Reporting Mass Layoffs due to COVID-19 (Unemployment Benefits) - 3/16/20
- Resource Hub - Tool: Unemployment Insurance Benefits and COVID-19: Employee, Expanded Eligibility, and Employers
- Webpage: Pandemic Unemployment Program Updates: PUA, PEUC, FPUC, MEUC
- Ohio Nonprofit Reimbursing Relief Grants
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
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- Governor issues executive order to stay home
- WorkSource Oregon centers are making social distancing health recommendation adjustments to provide services to individuals and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis while protecting customers, employees and the public.
- Sick days 101: What the law says for workers and employers
- COVID-19 Coronavirus Supplemental Resource Guide for Employees
- Scenarios & Benefits Available
- Related Business Layoffs, Closures, and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- Pennsylvania
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- Information for workers and employers
- Information for Pennsylvania employees impacted by COVID-19
- Webpage: Unemployment Compensation and Benefit Year End Date - Learn Next Steps - includes helpful flowchart
- Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC): Program Information and Instructions to Apply
- Tool: UC & Benefit Year Ending Date - Do you need to file a new application for regular Unemployment Compensation?
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
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- CARES Act Benefits and Implementation
- Warning Against Unemployment Scams
- Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements Loosened
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What does it mean for employers?
- Employers: Use SIDES for fast, secure online unemployment filing
- Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from Workers Affected by COVID-19
- Governor release on statewide effort to prepare for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19 Reemployment Assistance Eligibility Determinations
- Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from School Employees Affected by COVID-19 Closures
- Reemployment Assistance Customer Service Center Remains Open
- Tennessee
- Texas
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- Helping Texans Access UI System: Implementing Staggered Access Based on Area Code
- Chat Bot Launched for UI Claims
- Employers: Enrolling in Shared Work Program Provides an Alternative to Layoffs During COVID-19
- TVC Coronavirus Customer Service Policy (JVSG grant recipient in Texas)
- COVID-19 Resources Employers
- COVID-19 Resources Job Seekers
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Utah
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- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program available to Utahns
- CARES FAQ
- Daily Rapid Response Virtual Workshops Launched
- Webpage to Navigate COVID-19 State Resources: Unemployment Insurance, Child Care, Other Assistance (food, rental, energy, medical), Refugee Services
- Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC): FAQ and Instructions to Apply
- Vermont
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- CAREER RESOURCE CENTERS CLOSED TO PUBLIC, STILL OFFERING VIRTUAL SERVICES
- PRESS RELEASE: DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ELECTRONIC OPTION, STAFF INCREASES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - includes information about local offices
- Expanding Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19
- COVID-19 FAQ
- Vermont Unemployment Insurance Homepage
- Vermont Short Term Supplemental Benefit
- Virginia
- Washington
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- Employment Security Department Home page with links to resources
- Message from Commissioner LeVine on Demand for Agency's Services
- WorkSource career centers temporarily converting to all-virtual services
- Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)
- Inslee announces support for workers and businesses impacted by COVID-19
- ESD COVID-19 Response: including link to emergency rules for unemployment insurance
- Employment Security Department COVID-19 Information
- Scenarios and benefits chart
- Resource list for businesses & workers impacted by COVID-19
- PASSED: WA HB 2965 - Concerning the State's Response to the Novel Coronavirus
- PASSED: WA HB 2739 - AN ACT Relating to Adjusting Certain Requirements of the Shared Leave Program and Declaring an Emergency
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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- Unemployment COVID-19 Public Information
- COVID-19 Which Unemployment Program is for You?
- DWD Launches New Links in Spanish and Hmong Related DWD COVID-19 Information
- Employment & Training COVID-19 Public Information - job center status
- Emergency Order to the Department of Workforce Development Regarding Unemployment Insurance
- How to File for Benefits Online: Employees & Employers
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Offices Temporarily Close and Providing Virtual Services
- Department of Workforce Development Information for the Public including Unemployment and Employment and Training
- Department of Workforce Development Information for Partners including employers regarding unemployment insurance
- Wyoming
Travel Restrictions
Multiple states have implemented outbound and/or inbound travel restrictions for state staff and visitors to state agencies. These states include:
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Does your state have more information to post here? Contact COVID@naswa.org