Employment

“Self-Employment Assistance�: How We’re Helping Americans Help Themselves

25 May 2012

In June of 2008, Adam Lowry and Michael Richardson found themselves unemployed. The tech startup where they worked in Portland, Vidoop, had just closed its doors, and employees were being offered company laptops in lieu of back wages. Common sense would dictate that these promising young programmers should file for unemployment insurance (UI) and begin [...]

Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped

25 May 2012

The federal government is scrapping two review boards used by people appealing decisions made about their employment insurance.

Ill. employment offices closed Monday

25 May 2012

Illinois Department of Employment Security offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.