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Maine department of labor

Published
June 4, 2020

Lawmakers furious after Maine’s top labor official fails to attend briefing

Labor and Housing Committee members said it was inexcusable for Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman not to appear and answer questions Thursday, but Gov. Janet Mills said legislative leaders were told last week that Fortman was unlikely to attend.
Published
June 4, 2020

Another 24,500 Maine jobless claims filed as anti-fraud measures delay some payments

The number of new claims remains high as the state probes thousands of fraudulent claims made with stolen personal information.
Published
May 27, 2020

Maine cancels 2,200 bogus unemployment claims, investigates payments to scammers

‘Organized criminals’ have taken advantage of a massive spike in unemployment payments to file claims with stolen personal information.
Published
May 26, 2020

Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system

Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
Published
May 20, 2020

State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits

The corrections department says 53 inmates were paid an average of $3,750 each after their work-release jobs were halted to reduce the risk of spreading the coronaviorus.

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Published
May 10, 2020

The Maine Millennial: A waiting game for those of us unemployed by COVID

Relief is slow in coming for the people who have lost their jobs as a result of the global pandemic.
Published
May 6, 2020

Manufacturer’s layoff of workers in Scarborough allowed by law, state says

The labor department says Whitcraft Group is not subject to a statute requiring a 90-day advance notice to affected workers and a week's severance pay for every year of service.
Published
April 30, 2020

Our View: Maine too slow on unemployment claims

On Friday, self-employed workers can apply for benefits. They should not have to wait to get them.
Published
April 24, 2020

Decisions on thousands of unemployment claims fast-tracked by labor department

Rather than keeping people wondering until July about pending unemployment claims, the Department of Labor makes some assumptions and decides on 12,000 cases.
Published
April 20, 2020

Maine Labor Department holds line on teen work hours during pandemic

Some employers have asked for looser rules on teen work permits, but the state says limits on hours that apply during the school year remain in effect.