HONOLULU (KHON2) — Self-employed and independent contractors will now need to prove they’re searching for work in order to collect unemployment. The state is now requiring Pandemic Unemployment ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii residents receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) will soon need to begin reporting their weekly job contacts in order to keep receiving benefits. Effective June 20, ...

Twenty million jobs were lost in April alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet while economists are calling it the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression, it doesn’t ...

Although the programs are federally funded, the states are responsible for handing out the money to those claiming the benefits. Each state has its own set of requirements for how to apply for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has confirmed a limited data access issue within the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) system. An ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released new statewide data regarding unemployment—including the first look at numbers for self-employed workers. IDES ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security has confirmed there was a data breach within its new Pandemic Unemployment Portal. In a statement on Sunday, the IDES said: "An ...

When the application to file for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) opened in mid-April, it gave people who aren’t eligible for regular employment — like gig workers and self-employed people — the ...

Question: How come people on PUA can just keep collecting but people on UI have to search for work? It doesn’t seem fair. Answer: Numerous readers have asked this question since the state Department ...