The Future of Work: Building a Government Talent Strategy for 2022
What State and Local Leaders Need to Know to Modernize Workforce Planning
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Nearly 2 million unemployment claims that were filed months ago still haven’t been paid. Residents and lawmakers are frustrated by the state’s inability to keep up. “EDD is utterly failing millions of Californians.”
The state has been inundated with more than 600,000 residents filing for unemployment benefits. Even with hundreds of workers helping, approximately 40,000 phone calls each week go unanswered.
The Employment Development Department announced last week that unemployment applicants will now be able to receive benefits for a total of 59 weeks as a part of the Federal-State Extended Duration benefits program.
Thousands of Alabama residents have taken to sleeping outside of the makeshift unemployment claims help center, to hopefully get assistance in person. But the state’s unemployment fund is quickly running out of money.
A new report suggests focusing on training opportunities, expanding broadband access and creating equitable inclusion in the workforce as important pieces when rebuilding Wisconsin’s economy.
Two state representatives want an investigation into the unemployment system failures, and want to find out why thousands of residents have gone weeks or months without receiving their benefits.
Many Ohioans have filed for workers’ compensation after allegedly contracting COVID-19 while on the job, but companies are skeptical of the claims. The state has created a special review team to evaluate these claims.
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