News & Updates
- Funding For Ex-Offender Re-Entry Partnership Announced
- Latest Job And Unemployment Estimates For Labor Markets In The Commonwealth
- Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Rises To 5.9% Jobs Down 8,000 In November
- MA below national average & lowest among New England States for workplace illness and injuries
- Secretary Bump to address Hampden County Employment Board
- Increased hours at unemployment call centers
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Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits
Congress has passed an expansion of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program. This extension originally provided up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits, effective from July 7, 2008 through March 28, 2009 in Massachusetts. Effective on November 23, 2008, this federal extension was expanded to provide up to 7 additional weeks of unemployment benefits.
Change in Federal Combined-Wage Claim Law
Effective January 11, 2009, in order to file a Combined-Wage Claim with Massachusetts as the ‘Paying State’, you must have worked and earned wages in Massachusetts and another state during the four completed calendar quarters prior to filing. Learn more about the amended regulation.
DUA TeleClaims and TeleCert Notice
Due to an extremely high volume of calls, some claimants may experience a busy signal when calling the DUA TeleClaims Center or TeleCert Line. If you cannot get through, please try again: best times to call are after 5:00 pm and later in the week. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Notice Of Vacancy - Board of Review Member
There is currently a vacancy for the term of the Member ending on March 1, 2009. Applications are currently being accepted through Friday, January 23, 2009. Interested candidates should review the following:
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