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Pennsylvania will launch a new unemployment compensation claims system this spring, the Department of Labor & Industry announced Thursday. (Shutterstock)
HARRISBURG, PA Pennsylvania will launch a new unemployment compensation claims system this spring, the Department of Labor & Industry announced this week.
Officials expect residents will have a much quicker and easier time filling out claims once the new system launches on June 8.
The new system will replace a 40-year-old mainframe legacy system, the department said.
Subscribe The new system will be easy to use, provide access to important information, and streamline the unemployment claim filing process for workers, employers, unemployment program staff, and third-party administrators, said Labor & Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier. The pandemic stressed an already-antiquated IT platform and we look forward to improving the process so that out-of-work Pennsylvanian
Labor & Industryâs antiquated Unemployment Compensation computer system has two months to live.
The state agency will launch its new system on June 8, acting secretary Jennifer Berrier announced at a virtual media briefing on Thursday afternoon.
âWe have been working with an archaic mainframe that has been outdated for years,â she said of the four-decade-old relic. âItâs amazing that it was able to handle the capacity it has had to deal with during the pandemic.â
Berrier said the replacement system should be faster and more efficient, simplifying the filing process for claimants while easing the burdens of department employees â who, despite the addition of hundreds of representatives, have been under siege. They have been handling waves of claims and complaints from people who have lost jobs, had their hours reduced and/or been unable to contact L&I representatives.
Department of Labor & Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced Thursday that the department’s new unemployment compensation system will launch June 8.The new system – which will replace an obsolete 40-year-old mainframe legacy system – is expected to make it faster and simpler for Pennsylvanians to file claims. The new system will be easy to use, provide access to important information and streamline the unemployment claim filing process for workers, employers, unemployment program staff and third-party administrators, Berrier said. According to Berrier, the new UC system will have a different look and feel than the current system and is better aligned with the user interface of modern websites, making it more intuitive to use. It will also provide access to more information and self-serve options and reduce the need for claimants to contact the UC service center. Impacted programsThe following programs will transition to the new system:Unemployment Compensati
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March 2, 2021 11:00 AM Kaden Milner
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – People previously self-employed in Missouri may be eligible for an addition $100 supplemental payment under the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program.
To qualify, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations says individuals need to meet the following criteria.
Earned at least $5,000 in self-employment income in the most recent taxable year before they applied for regular unemployment
Submit documentation substantiating their self-employment income
Must be receiving benefits from regular unemployment, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Shared Work or Trade Act Readjustment Assistance (TRA)
Not receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
Individuals eligible for the MEUC program and paid at least $1 in regular unemployment, PEUC, Shared Work, or TRA benefits for any week of unemployment will receive the $100 MEUC supplement in addition