Connecticut Department of Labor

Connecticut has been approved for an additional week of federal lost wages assistance, which provides an additional $300 per week for people who are unemployed, and the state Department of Labor said certification is now open and payments will begin going out this week. Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby said in a statement that certification for the federal…

The grant funding will allow Connecticut to provide an additional $300 per week to those who became unemployed due to COVID-19, on top of their regular unemployment benefit.

Hot weather has made it more than just tough to go outside. It apparently caused an intermittent outage the past few days with the Connecticut Department of Labor computers that handle unemployment benefits. The outage impacting computers that process Connecticut unemployment benefits was serious enough that it led to the abrupt postponement of a legislative hearing where up to 14…

Officials from the state Department of Labor held a news conference this afternoon to provide an update on the unemployment situation in the state. Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby and Deputy Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo held a telephone news conference to give updates on state and federal unemployment insurance programs, the labor situation report, and the progress of the state’s consumer contact center. When...

The Commissioner of the Department of Labor is speaking exclusively with NBC Connecticut Investigates about the continued questions we are receiving from viewers about unemployment claims.

The Connecticut Department of Labor said they are urging workers that are about to exhaust their Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits to file for extended state benefits. “It’s important for claimants to file for extended benefits as soon as they receive the filing instructions – and not before – in order to transition from PEUC to the state extended benefits…

The unemployment rate in Connecticut hit 19-percent at its worst in mid-May. We take a closer look at where things are headed next

Thursday, Commissioner Kurt Westby said the Connecticut Department of Labor has paid out $751 million in benefits since March 13 and processed nearly three-quarters of the more than half-million applications it’s received since the pandemic started. “We are very quickly dispersing a lot of money into the economy and into the pockets of the well-deserved recipients,” Westby said. There are…

The state Department of Labor said its hiring dozens of people for a state-of-the-art contact center to help with unemployment claims

Officials from the Connecticut Department of Labor will hold a briefing this afternoon to provide an update on unemployment claims in the state. The latest report from the U. S. Department of Labor lists Connecticut among the states with the highest unemployment rates, at 18 percent. Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby and Deputy Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo will hold a…

The pandemic has left thousands out of work but now we’re learning some groups have been affected more than others

The state Department of Labor said Thursday that the state’s unemployment rate appears to be much higher that data from the federal government reflects, that letters are going out to claimants who might be eligible for an extension of unemployment compensation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they are adding phone lines to assist residents in need of assistance....

The state Department of Labor estimates that the state’s unemployment rate is at 17 percent

The state has now received more than 515,000 unemployment claims since March 13, and many applicants are still having issues getting their payments

More than 36 million U.S residents, including thousands in Connecticut, have filed for unemployment assistance since the COVID-19 pandemic struck and leaders of the Connecticut Department of Labor will be providing new information this morning.   At 1 p.m., Connecticut Department of Labor Deputy Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo provided updates on state and federal unemployment insurance programs, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and federal extensions.  She...

We’re only a week away from the first phase of reopening in Connecticut, and on Wednesday the governor offered a tentative start date for phase 2.

Frustration remains for many in Connecticut out of work due to coronavirus. People have reached out to NBC Connecticut saying they filed for unemployment weeks ago, and still have not received any assistance.  Others have said they can’t get their questions answered when they call or email. Last week the Department of Labor (DOL) said it would soon start...

With thousands still waiting on unemployment checks, getting answers from the Department of Labor hasn’t been easy but NBC CT Investigates seeks answers on the state’s response times

The weekly federal stimulus payments to people who are receiving state unemployment benefits have started to go out, according to the governor. Gov. Ned Lamont today said the state Department of Labor has successfully programmed its computer system and the first batch of weekly federal stimulus payments were issued this past weekend. T The additional $600 weekly payment is known…