by Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer In May, it was decided West Virginia should forego enhanced unemployment benefits. Since there are plenty of job vacancies, it was concluded […]
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Human nature and government checks
Books and articles — scientific as well as theological — have been written on human nature. Still, most people don’t understand it, or refuse to learn from […]
Will worker shortage force livable wages?
In the last week or so, Gov. Jim Justice has repeatedly talked about implementing a $500 back-to-work bonus, which is supposed to be matched by the employer […]
Justice: Vaccinated may unmask; federal unemployment benefits will end — $1,000 back-to-work incentive in the works
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice provided updates on unmasking and ending the federal unemployment benefits program Friday before a surprise Capitol network outage stopped his briefing mid-sentence […]
WorkForce W.Va. warns unemployment recipients of fraud, identity theft
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — WorkForce West Virginia has mailed 1099-Gs to nearly 200,000 individuals who received unemployment benefits last year and is urging recipients to be on guard […]
Help for those facing power shutoffs, notices
by Olivia MurrayOMurray@DominionPost.com Several Morgantown residents claim to have received termination notices regarding their electric service through Mon Power, while others report that their power, or that […]
Workforce WV offers public an explanation
Unemployment claims have risen 3,500% since March by Olivia Murrayomurray@dominionpost.com For some unemployed locals, getting the benefits they need to stay financially afloat during the pandemic has […]
WorkForce WV preparing to act fast on unemployment benefits
WorkForce West Virginia is awaiting word from the U.S. Department of Labor on extension of unemployment benefits signed into law by President Trump Sunday. “While we wait […]
Daily positivity spikes at 16.4%, vaccine dispersion continues
Justice and team explain unemployment benefits extension in COVID relief legislation MORGANTOWN — As of Monday, the state had received 60,875 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and administered […]
Unemployment drops in W.Va.
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the month of October dropped more than two percentage points to 6.4% and the number of 18,100 state residents found […]
