The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program is one of three federally funded programs introduced by the CARES Act. This program has a very specific aim: providing emergency unemployment ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Economic support has finally arrived in California for the millions of self-employed, freelance and gig economy workers in California, many of whom have lost work or wages in ...

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday that around 48,000 federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims for self-employed workers filed between mid-July and late ...

LOS ANGELES - Inaction by Congress could result in millions of Americans entering the New Year with little or no means of financial support, according to a report released Wednesday. According to ...

This story is current as of 9:30 a.m. on April 27. Freelancers, independent contractors, gig workers and other self-employed individuals don't typically qualify for unemployment benefits when they ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18-- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a letter led by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to help workers ...

CLEVELAND — Six Cleveland area residents have pleaded guilty to a fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment claims scheme. The 33-count indictment stated that the individuals from Northeast Ohio illegally ...