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HARRISBURG, PA — The Departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and Human Services (DHS) are reminding Pennsylvanians that state assistance is available when the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program, which …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak this week announced that people who exhaust their regular unemployment compensation (UC) and federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced the next steps that the Treasury Department and the Department of Labor & Industry are taking to better serve Pennsylvanians who qualify …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Democratic leaders said any review of Unemployment Compensation during the current pandemic should be aimed at fixing problems and putting workers’ needs first, rather than simply blaming …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced the launch of Pennsylvania’s Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program to provide an additional 13 weeks …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is advising that anyone who receives a denial of their unemployment compensation (UC) claim after the time for appeal …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced Pennsylvania’s self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers, and others not eligible for regular unemployment compensation can begin filing claims for Pandemic …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of Unemployment Insurance Program Letter 14-20 (UIPL) outlining relevant provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf signed four bills today to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania that bolster the health care system, benefit workers and schools, and reschedule the …
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HARRISBURG, PA — With the federal government shutdown lingering well into its third week, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently noted that federal contract employees who have no hope of getting …
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