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Filing for unemployment benefits will be paused May 30 due to conversion to new system Updated May 05, 2021; It will cause the system to go offline for a week and a day, temporarily preventing residents from filing cliams. But earlier estimates called for the system to be offline for two weeks. Officials from the state Department of Labor & Industry offered this revised timeline during a Wednesday meeting of the advisory panel appointed by the Legislature to monitor the computer conversion project. The labor department is moving from a mainframe system that is nearly 50 years old to one that will be accessible on mobile and tablet devices. ....
Labor & Industryâs antiquated Unemployment Compensation computer system has two months to live. The state agency will launch its new system on June 8, acting secretary Jennifer Berrier announced at a virtual media briefing on Thursday afternoon. âWe have been working with an archaic mainframe that has been outdated for years,â she said of the four-decade-old relic. âItâs amazing that it was able to handle the capacity it has had to deal with during the pandemic.â Berrier said the replacement system should be faster and more efficient, simplifying the filing process for claimants while easing the burdens of department employees â who, despite the addition of hundreds of representatives, have been under siege. They have been handling waves of claims and complaints from people who have lost jobs, had their hours reduced and/or been unable to contact L&I representatives. ....
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. People who were fully or partially unemployed for six weeks in August and September because of covid-19 are running out of time to apply for extra aid. Eligible individuals could receive up to $300 a week in extra jobless benefits, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency will close the application period the Lost Wages Assistance program at 9:59 p.m. Friday, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry. “We want eligible Pennsylvanians to get the maximum benefits possible,” Acting L&I Secretary Jennifer Berrier. “We encourage anyone who has delayed applying for this program to turn their applications in to us by the deadline.” ....
Time running out to apply for extra $300 payment for some unemployed workers Updated Dec 24, 2020; Posted Dec 24, 2020 Time is running out for individuals unemployed in August or early September to apply for up to $300 extra in jobless benefits from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program. The deadline is 9:59 p.m. Friday. Facebook Share Individuals who were unemployed or partially unemployed for six weeks in August and September due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive up to $300 a week extra in jobless benefits but the opportunity to apply for that aid is ending soon. The Federal Emergency Management Agency set 9:59 p.m. Friday as the deadline for applying for the Lost Wages Assistance program, according to state Department of Labor & Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier. Claims submitted after this deadline will not be approved per the federal government’s direction. ....