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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Office doors reopening in Maine, but just a crack
Until there's a vaccine for COVID-19, the office environment as it existed prior to March is not coming back.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
Employers say worker-retention program riddled with problems
Some participants complain of missed payments and poor customer service, but the state says WorkShare is new to many, and more education on its proper use may be needed.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Maine jobless claims continue to ease amid phased reopening of businesses
Over 4,000 Mainers filed new claims for jobless benefits last week, even as the state prepared to allow the vast majority of businesses to open back up.
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PublishedJune 25, 2020
State’s fraud investigations have derailed some Mainers’ federal unemployment benefits
The short-staffed Maine Department of Labor has had to delay payments and a program for those who have exhausted benefits, the state's labor commissioner told lawmakers Thursday.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Maine jobless rate falls to 9.3%, but data obscure magnitude of job losses
If not for tens of thousands of workers who were misclassified or not counted as unemployed in May, the official rate would be 18 percent.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Most employers not taking advantage of state program to retain workers
The problem could be that few know about WorkShare, which helps businesses keep trained workers by providing partial unemployment payments to those whose hours are reduced.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
As fraudulent jobless claims pass 50,000, state sets job search deadlines for claimants
The Maine Department of Labor said Thursday that people receiving unemployment benefits soon will have to start looking for work.
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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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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Sidelined workers face dilemma when called back to the job
Labor advocates say Maine's reopening is putting some people in the difficult position of risking their health or their livelihood.
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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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