Tracey Hardney-Scott, chair of the Richmond NAACP’s Housing Committee, and Dr. Benjamin Teresa, assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University will lead a discussion to gain a deeper understanding of how evictions tear the thread of a community’s fabric.
Tracey Hardney-Scott, chair of the Richmond NAACP’s Housing Committee, and Dr. Benjamin Teresa, assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University will lead a discussion to gain a deeper understanding of how evictions tear the thread of a community’s fabric.
VEC ordered to end unemployment insurance backlog before Labor Day
WTVR
Posted at 6:52 PM, May 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-25 19:09:04-04
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Employment Commission was ordered on Tuesday by Judge Henry Hudson to end the backlog of unemployment insurance claims and to identify and pay Virginians in need of benefits.
The backlog of insurance claims has left claimants waiting months to receive financial support from the VEC after losing their jobs.
The VEC has been ordered to resolve the backlog of claims in the next 100 days.
âThe VEC is grateful that Judge Hudson has recognized the hard work of our employees throughout this pandemic, and we will continue to ensure Virginians have access to all benefits for which they are eligible. The VEC is focused on serving our customers, and we are committed to continuing the important work our team is doing for their fellow Virginians,â said Commissioner Ellen Marie Hess.
Attorney suing the VEC calls pending changes a âbig step forwardâ
On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam directed the Virginia Unemployment Commission to invest $20 million to expand the agency s ability to process unemployment insurance claims.
and last updated 2021-05-19 18:25:13-04
RICHMOND, Va. The lead attorney suing the Virginia Employment Commission on behalf of five plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit applauded Gov. Ralph Northamâs executive directive announcement on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam directed the Virginia Unemployment Commission to invest $20 million to expand the agency s ability to process unemployment insurance claims.
The executive directive will require the agency to add 300 new adjudication staffers, make technology upgrades and modernize Virginia s unemployment insurance system by October 1, 2021.
VEC has three weeks to decide unemployment eligibility, according to federal law. The lawsuit argued that the state failed to do that 95 percent of the time.