Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor is publishing a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees, potentially curtailing access to benefits and protections they rightfully deserve. The department said Tuesday that misclassifying workers as independent contractors denies those workers protections under federal labor standards, promotes wage...

The state Department of Labor is reminding residents to be careful of text scams that include links to fake websites that look like unemployment pages. The department said some of these links appear to be the unemployment benefits login page, but it’s really just a scam. Text messages that seem to be coming from the DOL may read “Connecticut’s...

There’s an updated system to help people file for unemployment benefits. It was launched Tuesday and replaces 40-year-old technology.

A 40-year-old system is being replaced with a new online medium to file unemployment claims.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low level of layoffs across the economy

Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents are being asked to pay back anywhere from $30 to $30,000 in unemployment the Department of Labor says they should not have received during the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents are being asked to pay back anywhere from $30 to $30,000 in unemployment overpayments.