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‘Adjudication purgatory’ continues a year later with the state’s unemployment system
@BryanRenbaum It has been a year since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the state has...
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Hogan: Maryland has applied for an extra $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits
Maryland has asked the federal government to supplement the state’s unemployment insurance system with an extra $300 a week in benefits, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.
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Will reducing enhanced unemployment benefits help Maryland’s economy?
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A proposal by Republicans on Capitol Hill to reduce enhanced unemployment benefits in the $1 trillion coronavirus aid package has reignited the debate on whether the GOP’s federal stimulus plan could help or hurt Maryland’s economy.
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Hogan: Maryland has uncovered a ‘massive’ unemployment insurance fraud scheme
Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that Maryland officials uncovered a scheme that involved widespread unemployment insurance fraud using identity theft.
Read MoreMd. Labor Department overpays unemployment claims, auditors find
The Maryland Labor Department’s Division of Unemployment Insurance overpaid millions in benefits to people who were actually working and shelled out unemployment benefits to people who were dead or in prison. The division also certified job stimulus tax credits for employers hiring the unemployed for some workers who weren’t actually receiving unemployment benefits.
Read MoreUnemployment bill to get final vote after GOP changes fail
House lawmakers took a step toward passing Gov. Martin O’Malley’s unemployment insurance reform package Monday, despite Republican efforts to scale back coverage and reduce taxes.
Proponents said the bill puts Maryland in line with federal guidelines, making the state eligible for $127 million in federal money. Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee Chair Herman Taylor said that if the body doesn’t act now, the federal government can require the state to enact these guidelines in the future, without the monetary reward.
Read MoreAnalysis: Big hole in jobless fund created legislative battle
Two numbers illustrate why changing unemployment insurance is such an important part of the legislative agenda for business, labor and Gov. Martin O’Malley this session.
Last February, Maryland’s unemployment insurance trust fund had $680 million in it. A year later it holds just $50 million, and is paying out $20 million a week to the jobless.
Read MoreUnemployment change might take longer than expected
The unemployment insurance reforms that Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed could take some time to develop.
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