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Nevada’s state jobless office said Monday it has signed on with an identity verification system that requires an additional step to let new regular unemployment insurance applicants securely provide personal information online.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said the system, called ID.me, is meant to ensure security and streamline claims.
Beginning Tuesday, applicants for regular claims will be required to use the new system if told to do so by the unemployment office, according to the department.
Department employment security chief Lynda Parven said the system has been used for Nevada’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, and now for regular applications. It is required under the federal Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday defended himself against critics who say expanded unemployment benefits offered in the COVID-19 relief bill passed in March are keeping Americans from taking new jobs. Gavino Garay reports.
Gov. Kristi Noem and the Department of Labor and Regulation announced Wednesday that South Dakota will end its participation in the federal governmentâs pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs effective June 26.
South Dakota will continue to pay regular state claims.
âBusinesses across the state continue to say they would grow and expand if it wasnât for the lack of workers. Help wanted signs line our streets,â state Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman said in a press release. âSouth Dakota is and has been âOpen for Business.â Ending these programs is a necessary step towards recovery, growth, and getting people back to work.â
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming will end its participation in federal supplemental unemployment benefits in order to address workforce shortages being felt throughout the state.
The programs were made available through federal laws initiated in response to the pandemic and include Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and Continued Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of 2020. The additional payments will no longer be available to claimants as of June 19, 2021.
“Wyoming needs workers, our businesses are raring to go,” Governor Gordon said. “I recognize the challenges facing Wyoming employers, and I believe it’s critical for us to do what we can to encourage more hiring. Federal unemployment programs have provided short-term relief for displaced and vulnerable workers at a tough time, but are now hindering the pace of our recovery. People want to work, and work is available. Incentivizing