Labor department restarts coaching program for jobless Mainers
Some people collecting unemployment benefits will get one-on-one help from career specialists to get back to work.
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The Maine Department of Labor soon will give some Mainers collecting unemployment benefits personalized support in finding a new job.
Next week, the department will reinstate its Re-employment Services and Eligibility and Assessment Program, or RESEA, the department said in a news release Monday.
Qualified people collecting unemployment may be selected for one-on-one coaching and other support to help them find a new job. The program previously ran between 2015 and 2017.
Those selected for the program will get virtual meetings with staff from Maine’s CareerCenters, as well as job advice and referrals tailored to their needs, skills assessments, career counseling, computer skills training and other support, the department said.
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Some Mainers collecting federal unemployment checks could have their benefits delayed by a week or more as the state labor department implements reauthorized jobless benefits under the new federal coronavirus relief act.
People who are enrolled in federal jobless relief programs should continue filing weekly certifications so they can receive payments as soon as the program extensions are running, the Maine Department of Labor said in guidance issued Monday.
Benefits are being extended by up to 11 weeks and will be paid retroactively to either this coming Saturday or Jan. 9, whichever date the relief act takes effect, a department spokeswoman said.