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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Lawmakers furious after Maine’s top labor official fails to attend briefing
Labor and Housing Committee members said it was inexcusable for Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman not to appear and answer questions Thursday, but Gov. Janet Mills said legislative leaders were told last week that Fortman was unlikely to attend.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Another 24,500 Maine jobless claims filed as anti-fraud measures delay some payments
The number of new claims remains high as the state probes thousands of fraudulent claims made with stolen personal information.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Debate in Congress over $600 jobless payments heats up as claims rise
The number of people receiving the aid now tops 30 million – one in five workers.
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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Fraud contributed to record 37,000 jobless claims, Maine officials say
Having 24,500 Mainers file claims – the other 12,500 are duplicates – is a 'sharp and suspicious' increase from recent trends, the state Labor Department said.
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
Fraudulent unemployment claims in Maine exceed 2,000
Criminal organizations have taken advantage of a massive spike in unemployment payments to file false claims with stolen personal information.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system
Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Maine’s biggest unemployment jump ever put jobless rate at nearly 11% in April
The state lost more than 98,000 jobs last month as the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic hit the state with full force.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Recent college grads navigate the job market
2020 college graduates are seeking virtual work in their fields to secure employment during the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
More than 138,000 Mainers have filed for unemployment since March
More than 11,500 Maine workers filed new jobless claims last week, even as the state begins reopening parts of its economy.
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits
The corrections department says 53 inmates were paid an average of $3,750 each after their work-release jobs were halted to reduce the risk of spreading the coronaviorus.
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