This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2014 appropriations for the accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) appropriations bill. The L-HHS-ED bill provides funding for all acco...
The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) today announced it made a voluntary payment of $75 million to the federal government for the agency’s unemployment trust fund loan. This marks the second voluntary payment the state has made in 2013 bringing the total to $219 million this...
The gross federal debt, which represents the federal government’s total outstanding debt, consists of (1) debt held by the public and (2) debt held in government accounts, also known as intragovernmental debt. Federal government borrowing increases for two primary reasons: (1) budget defic...
On September 19, 2013, Illinois Department of Employment Security Director and NASWA LMI Committee Chair Jay Rowell sent a letter to BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen. Chair Rowell’s letter, dated September 19, 2013, represented a follow up to their July conversation in which he shared concer...
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has issued a proclamation to celebrate National Employ Older Workers Week on Sept. 22-28. This week is designed to support workers past the traditional retirement age who have remained in the workforce or re-entered it. “Older workers play an important role in growing ...
Various benefits may be available to unemployed workers to provide income support. When eligible workers lose their jobs, the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program may provide up to 26 weeks of income support through the payment of regular UC benefits. Unemployment benefits may be extende...
In accordance with House Enrolled Act 1457, also known as “Jobs For Hoosiers” from the 2013 legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly, all unemployed individuals receiving unemployment insurance will now be required to go to their local WorkOne for an in-person review of their wo...
Lynnetta Thompson, Office of Child Support Enforcement, National Directory of New Hires, gaves a plenary presentation at the USDOL UI Tax Conference on September 16, 2013.