Two employees of a Morgantown dental office were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this week for allegedly collecting nearly $30,000 in combined COVID-related unemployment benefits. […]
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W.Va. legislators making unemployment benefit changes
West Virginia legislators are trying once again to make long overdue improvements to the state’s unemployment benefits program. The Senate on Monday passed and sent to the […]
State Senate advances bill to reduce unemployment benefits period, set work-search criteria to House of Delegates
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate advanced its unemployment benefits bill — decreasing the number of weeks and establishing job-search criteria — to the House on Monday. Three […]
Senate again moves bill to limit duration of unemployment benefits, set job-search requirements
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate is making another go at revamping how and for how long workers can receive unemployment benefits. The Government Organization Committee on Tuesday […]
Legislative audit shows Workforce fraud cases
BY ERSHAD KAMOL kkhan@dominionpost.com A state legislative audit found Workforce West Virginia was not set up to administer the number of unemployment claims coming in during COVID-19 […]
