Pennsylvania is still dealing with a backlog of unemployment claims, and the Department of Labor & Industry is concerned another logjam could be looming.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry says it's extending a popular program that offers in-person appointments to people filing for unemployment.
Updated: 12:42 PM EDT Jun 1, 2021 The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is reminding Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claimants to file for weekly benefits before 9 p.m. Wednesday to ensure their claim is processed before the system goes offline Thursday.The transition to a new UC system is underway, and the system will be offline while data is moved from the old one to the new one.No claims processing will take place during the offline period.Individuals who are scheduled to file a biweekly claim the week of May 30 to June 5 must have their filing complete by 9 p.m. Wednesday to have their claim processed before the system is unavailable. These claimants can also file for these weeks after the new system comes online, but the payment date may be later. The UC Service Center will keep the phones and email open during the offline period. Representatives will take new inquiries from claimants and place them in the queue fo
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced last week 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. System will have to be shut down for weeksMoving data from one system to the other will require shutting down the unemployment compensation system for two weeks, meaning people will not be able to file claims during that time.The shutdown will impact anyone getting Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and extended benefits.Filers will still be paid for backdated claims during the transition period. New unemplo