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Northam directs VEC to speed up processing unemployment claims Northam puts pressure on VEC By NBC12 Newsroom | May 18, 2021 at 4:31 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 11:24 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Governor Ralph Northam has directed the Virginia Employment Commission to invest $20 million to expand its ability to process unemployment claims. An executive directive orders the agency to “add 300 new adjudication staffers, make immediate technology upgrades, and complete a full modernization of the Commonwealth’s unemployment insurance system by October 1, 2021.” Currently, the Virginia Employment Commission is in the middle of court-ordered mediation with the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) to fix problems that have plagued during the pandemic, leaving many Virginians with no safety net. The LAJC said that mediation concluded on Tuesday afternoon. ....
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