Shockingly Dysfunctional : Mass Unemployment System Leaves People Struggling Amid Pandemic Job Losses
A sign announces the closure of an unemployment walk-in center in Boston due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 9, 2020.
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Michael Smith, 35, thought things were bad in March when the pandemic hit. He lost his job as a bartender, and his dream of buying a house for his young family disappeared. Smith, who lives in Revere, started collecting unemployment and spending down the money he and his wife had put away for the house.
But when December arrived, Smith said, he realized things could get a lot worse. After finding a few months of short-term work, Smith’s hours were slashed, and he needed to file unemployment claims again. Yet, this time, he was not hearing anything back from Massachusetts’ Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
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This is happening despite multiple people saying they did everything possible last year to alert the state that unemployment claims filed in their names were fraudulent.
BOSTON People across Massachusetts are facing a new unemployment problem after the state sent them a surprise tax bill for unemployment benefits they never received. This is happening despite multiple people saying they did everything possible last year to alert the state that unemployment claims filed in their names were fraudulent.
Melinda Cashman could not believe it when she received a 1099-G from Massachusetts this week, telling her she owed taxes on $10,555 in unemployment. The problem: she never received that unemployment income. I ve had enough. Enough! And this shouldn t even be an issue because I dealt with it immediately after I got the letter. I just don t get it, Cashman said. What you are supposed to do?
COVID-19 scammer pleads guilty to shipping âvirus shut outâ devices from Quincy duplex
By Tonya Alanez Globe Staff,Updated January 28, 2021, 2:07 p.m.
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A Quincy man is facing federal charges for allegedly peddling Virus Shut Out devices on eBay. The notched card, much like a security badge to be worn on a lanyard, came with a promise to sanitize, disinfect and ward off viruses, including the coronavirus.US Attorney s Office
The âVirus Shut Outâ devices sold on eBay for $15.95 with a golden promise to protect its wearers from bacteria and viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.