Hoosiers who have lost their job due to COVID-19 may be eligible for an additional 13 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits.

Week after week some Hoosiers continue to see no money deposited when they check the status of their unemployment claims.

The state will have an extra 100 people handling unemployment calls Tuesday after a third-party company was hired to speed up payments. That is welcome news for two Hoosiers who told RTV6 they are waiting for to receive their benefits after they applied more than two weeks ago. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce […]

Thousands of Hoosiers are without jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment numbers are rising and are expected to continue to climb as only essential jobs are allowed to continue working. A year ago the numbers told a different story when it came to unemployment in Indiana. Only 3,100 people filed for unemployment benefits this […]

With a lot of Hoosiers without jobs and are in need of funding. It is being asked that you DO NOT drive to a Workforce location but instead file for unemployment benefits online @ IN.GOV https://www.in.gov/dwd/3474.htm If you or somebody you know aren’t able to file online your instructed to call 1-800-891-6499 or 317-232-7560 Source: […]

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