unemployment benefits

The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package is expected to make its way through the House and hit President Joe Biden’s desk soon. It includes plans for direct payments to most Americans, aid to small businesses, financial help for schools and much more to help the country recover from the financial ravages of the pandemic. But when will the benefits...

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, NBC10 Boston has heard from dozens of viewers struggling with Massachusetts’ unemployment system. Some say they had to wait weeks or months for their money to come through, and payment delays are persisting, even as Massachusetts turns the corner on COVID-19. “It was definitely a struggle, because I had no money to pay for anything,”…

U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses seeking to find new workers as the economy expands

States are pushing the unemployed to return to work to help businesses large and small find the workers they need to emerge from the COVID-19 recession.

After a turbulent year-and-a-half, stores on Cape Cod are seeing a surge in business as customers eager to spend money emerge from their pandemic-induced seclusion. But store owners are struggling to find seasonal employees, forcing some of them to get creative and offer a bevy of hiring incentives to lure reluctant workers. American Sunglass, on Main Street in Falmouth, is…

With more Americans getting vaccinated each day, businesses on Cape Cod are bracing for a busy summer after a rocky year and a half. But employees are hard to find. Why?

A Northern California woman who acknowledged using U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s name and Social Security number to receive $21,000 in pandemic-related assistance pleaded guilty Monday to stealing unemployment benefits.

In Monday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged Congress to act on the American Rescue Plan, noting that 11 million stand to lose unemployment benefits on March 14. Psaki also said that nearly 1 million households on unemployment insurance report that their children aren’t eating enough, and 1.5 million or more are behind on their...

We’ve taken NBC10 Boston viewers’ complaints to the top: Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta. Watch her extended remarks from our interview below. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we have heard from dozens of viewers who asked for our help getting their unemployment benefits. They have described payment delays, problems with the state call center and frustrations...

President Donald Trump has signed into law a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal.

Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans are set to lapse at midnight unless President Donald Trump signs an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his objections

With the need for unemployment assistance sky high during the coronavirus crisis, a first of a lifetime need for so many, NBC Connecticut doesn’t want you or your loved ones to be surprised by what you could owe in April.

California sent about $400 million in fraudulent unemployment benefit payments to state prisoners, a state official said Tuesday, nearly triple the amount disclosed last week and a number that could grow as a criminal investigation continues.

With unemployment numbers still high in Massachusetts, the number of NBC10 Boston viewers who are having trouble getting their unemployment benefits is also up.  Sarah Vachon, Robert Barish and Norma Doane are among dozens of frustrated viewers who have reached out to NBC10 Boston Responds after having issues obtaining unemployment benefits.  Vachon, of Holliston, applied for unemployment in the...

The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased to six on Friday, according to Gov. Gina Raimondo. The governor also discussed the latest on the state’s unemployment benefits.

So many Massachusetts residents are out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are however, some steps right away you can take to collect unemployment benefits.

National Grid and its workers reach an agreement that will end a six-month lockout.

Massachusetts is reducing the maximum period that residents can receive unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to 26 weeks. State officials say the change, required by law, takes effect on March 31. It will not affect claims that were filed prior to that date. The reduction in the maximum benefit from 30 to 26 weeks is tied to the state’s strong...

National Grid and its workers have reached a tenative agreement to replace the collective bargaining agreement that expired in June, ending a lockout that has lasted more than six months.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill on Monday that extends unemployment benefits to the roughly 1,250 National Grid workers that have been locked out of their jobs.