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Business groups press to reinstate a search for work requirement in return for jobless benefits

Business groups press to reinstate a ‘search for work’ requirement in return for jobless benefits Most states have already reverted to the pre-pandemic rule By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated May 18, 2021, 7:57 p.m. Email to a Friend The Red Jacket Blue Water Resort in Yarmouth was looking for help on Tuesday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff As employers race to fill positions on factory floors and in restaurant kitchens across the state, their trade groups are pushing the Baker administration to reinstate a job-search requirement for people who are on unemployment. State officials could nudge more people out of their homes and back into the workforce, the business groups say, if they revert to the pre-pandemic requirement that those who claim unemployment insurance benefits must show they are actively seeking work.

Dudley arrest COVID-19-related unemployment assistance bank wire fraud money laundering

BOSTON A Dudley man was arrested Tuesday in connection with his alleged involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and misuse COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Norman Higgs, 34, was charged in a criminal complaint with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, theft of government property and money laundering. Higgs made his initial appearance in Boston Tuesday afternoon before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein and was released on conditions. According to the charging documents, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) created a temporary federal unemployment insurance program called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). PUA, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance, provides unemployment insurance benefits for individuals who are not eligible for other types of unemployment benefits, such as the self-employed, independent contractors or gig economy workers. 

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