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Conn. Unemployment Appeals Not Being Accepted After Apparent System Failure
The Department of Labor (DOL) said they’re not accepting unemployment appeals after staff identified a system failure that could have allowed another filer to see your personal information. DOL officials said they’re shutting down the unemployment appeals filing feature in ReEmployCT after it was determined that a system issued the same docket number to two separate people. People filing...
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Steps to Prepare If You Were to Be Laid Off
Unemployment numbers are still low, but according to CNBC, recent surveys show as many as half of large employers are thinking about cutting jobs in 2023 as the economy is expected to slow.
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5% in September, Payrolls Rise by 263,000 as Job Market Stays Strong
Nonfarm payrolls in September increased 263,000 for the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate of 275,000. The unemployment rate was 3.5%.
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Fewer Americans Filed for Jobless Benefits Last Week
Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U.S. economy.
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Connecticut Employers See Uptick in Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
“This is not true. This is fraudulent,” said Richard Milluzzo, with Milluzzo & Company, P.C. Certified Public Accountants. In his 30 years of business in Newington, Milluzzo has never laid off one employee, but on Thursday, he received a claim from the Connecticut Department of Labor, stating a 15-year employee, who is still employed, had filed for unemployment. “It says…
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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rate by 0.75% in Bid to Curb Inflation
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that they have raised the benchmark interest rate by 0.75% to curb high inflation.
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Some Conn. Filers Struggling With New Unemployment System
The state’s new unemployment benefits and tax system, ReEmployCT, launched two weeks ago. Since its launch, the Connecticut Department of Labor reports that more than 21,000 claimants have filed for benefits and the department has paid out more than $10 million in unemployment benefits. Not everyone is having success with the new system. The Department of Labor’s contact center has…
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Some Struggle With State's New Unemployment Application System
Nearly two weeks after the state switched over to a new system, the Department of Labor’s call center has been flooded with calls from people having trouble getting their unemployment benefits.
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US Employers Added a Solid 372,000 Jobs in June in Sign of Resilience
America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow price increases
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ReEmployCT: Connecticut's New Unemployment Filing System
The Connecticut Department of Labor is replacing a decades-old program with a brand-new online format. Efforts to create ReEmployCT started six years ago. The program is now fully functioning and meant to make the filing process much easier for both filers and employers. “We are so happy to retire our legacy system, which is over 40 years old,” said Dante…
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New Unemployment Filing System Launched in Connecticut
There’s an updated system to help people file for unemployment benefits. It was launched Tuesday and replaces 40-year-old technology.
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Dept. of Labor Launches New Unemployment Filing System
A 40-year-old system is being replaced with a new online medium to file unemployment claims.
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US Added 428,000 Jobs in April Despite Surging Inflation
America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. Last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century. Employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months. Still,...
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Who May Still Be Eligible for $1,400 Stimulus Checks With Their 2021 Tax Returns
Most of the third round of stimulus checks has been sent. But if you never received a payment or your circumstances have changed, you may be eligible for money.
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Weekly Jobless Claims Total 214,000, Better Than Expected for Tight Labor Market
Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 214,000 for the week ended March 12, better than the Dow Jones estimate for 220,000
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Covid Pushed Nearly 5 Million More in Southeast Asia Into Extreme Poverty, Says Asian Development Bank
Covid-19 pushed 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty last year and erased 9.3 million jobs, the Asian Development Bank said.
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Two Years Ago Stocks Dropped 12% in a Single Day. Here Are Lessons Investors Learned That Can Still Apply
The initial onset of Covid-19 sent shocks through U.S. markets in 2020. Here’s what investors can still take from that experience today.
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Coalition of Start-Up Founders and Investors Aims to End the Gender Pay Gap for Pre-IPO Companies by 2027
Members pledge to reduce gender pay gaps by 60% in the group’s first year of operation.
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5 Charts Show the Stages of Global Economic Recovery Since Covid Hit
Two years after the WHO declared Covid a pandemic, here are five charts that show much — or how little — the world has recovered.
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How the Broadway ‘Tina Turner' Star Navigated the Pandemic and Is Now Helping Other Women Achieve Their Goals
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, the star of Broadway’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” found new ways to make money and tap into her creative energy during the pandemic.