What's Happening in the States April 2025

CALIFORNIA

• California Publishes Resources to Support Workers Affected by Recent Federal Layoffs and Program Cuts

• New Video: Support for Workers and Communities After California Firestorms

• California Reports About 80% of Unemployment Benefits Customers Rate Their New Online Experience as Good or Excellent

CONNECTICUT

• Governor Lamont Announces Job Assistance Available for Displaced Federal Workers

DC

• DC hosts Friday job fair for laid-off federal workers

• Washington, DC's economy is headed for a recession as Trump slashes federal workforce

• Federal workers aren't the only ones losing their jobs - contractors' jobs are disappearing too

MAINE

• How Maine DOL is helping laid off federal workers navigate unemployment

• Goodwill Work Readiness Bootcamp supports 590 Maine high school students with disabilities

• Maine nurses win back thousands of dollars, following DOL citation against Northern Maine Medical Center

MARYLAND

• Lt. Governor Miller and Secretary Wu Testify in Support of RAISE Act (expansion of apprenticeship)

• Governor Moore Announces Additional Actions to Support Maryland's Federal Workforce

• New Report on Workplace Fraud in Maryland Finds Thousands of Misclassified Workers in Maryland

OHIO

• Governor DeWine announced that Lt. Governor Jim Tressel will lead an initiative to implement Ohio's Workforce Playbook

WASHINGTON

• Employment Security assists federal workers with unemployment claims, job searches amid rise in layoffs

• Employment Security: Federal worker unemployment claims double from previous year