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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Maine to launch expansion of unemployment benefits Friday
The Department of Labor says self-employed workers, contractors and others who typically don't qualify for the benefits can start applying at the end of the week.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Maine to announce timeline for expansion of unemployment benefits
The Department of Labor says it is close to launching a system that allows newly eligible Mainers to file claims for unemployment benefits.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Decisions on thousands of unemployment claims fast-tracked by labor department
Rather than keeping people wondering until July about pending unemployment claims, the Department of Labor makes some assumptions and decides on 12,000 cases.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Maine unemployment claims surpass 100,000 since pandemic began
More than 11,500 Mainers filed initial unemployment claims last week, bringing the most recent five-week total to over 101,000.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Paul LePage wants to help Maine cope with COVID-19
“I would offer my services to fly back right now and to sit” with Janet Mills to work to deal with unemployment claims and more, LePage said.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Maine will end its 51-month run of low unemployment
The state's preliminary unemployment rate estimate of 3.2% for March was unchanged from February, but April's rate will be much higher.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
New Maine unemployment claims fall, but another surge expected
About 13,400 Mainers filed for unemployment benefits last week, less than half the previous week's number, but an upcoming eligibility expansion is likely to trigger a resurgence of claims.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Maine unemployment office to extend call-in hours starting Monday
Calls filing claims will be answered Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., an extension of nearly three hours.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
Still no date in sight for expansion of Maine unemployment benefits
Maine and other states are still figuring out how to implement a massive adjustment to the jobless claims system to include contractors and self-employed workers.
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PublishedApril 11, 2020
Maine small businesses to receive $1.5 billion in paycheck protection funds
Approximately 8,400 small businesses have been approved for federal funds that are meant to keep workers employed during the coronavirus outbreak.
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