How to Protect Your Mental Health After a Job Loss

The emotional impact of unemployment can be profound, experts say — but speaking up about it and building a support system can help.

Federal workers aren’t getting paid through the shutdown. Here’s how much they typically earn.

Amid the federal government shutdown, many more federal workers filed for unemployment in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Bellingham Herald

WA ongoing unemployment claims up by 20% as state grapples with backlog

Washington ongoing unemployment claims rise 20% year-over-year; backlog expands ESD launches 90-day call-center pilot to focus staff on claims processing Federal shutdown, now entering its fifth week, ...
The Vindicator

Initial unemployment claims in state drop from week prior

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday that Ohioans filed 4,527 initial unemployment claims last week. That represents a drop of 666 claims from the previous week. Ohioans ...
AOL

NJ suit claims Amazon violated pregnant, disabled workers’ civil rights

State attorneys said Amazon retaliated against pregnant workers and those with disabilities after they filed requests for accommodation. (Edwin J. Torres Governor's Office) New Jersey alleges in a new ...
Yahoo

Amazon accused of exploiting New Jersey delivery drivers: Lawsuit

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Amazon has been accused of depriving its delivery drivers of proper wages, benefits, and worker protections in a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey attorney general on Monday.
komonews

WA unemployment claims rise amid government shutdown, mass layoffs at private companies

OLYMPIA, Wash. — As the federal government shutdown persists, a growing number of federal workers in Washington state are turning to unemployment benefits. As of Oct. 15, 1,184 federal employees, ...
NJ.com

We picked every New Jersey town’s sports claim to fame — and now it’s your turn

When we set out to pinpoint the sports claim to fame for every single New Jersey town — all 564 of them — we certainly didn’t expect all of our choices to be unanimously accepted. This is Jersey, ...
NJ.com

See the ultimate New Jersey sports list. What is your town’s claim to fame?

New Jersey’s athletes, teams and traditions can hold their own with any state in the country. This much we know. But what about your town? We set out to pinpoint what makes every town in our state — ...
Nextgov

Labor Department looks to pilot intaking unemployment claims for states

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The effort follows the department’s notice that it may create a national claims database, a move critics say raises cybersecurity, ...
The Vindicator

State sees initial unemployment claims rise

The state witnessed a slight bump in initial unemployment claims while continued unemployment claims dropped, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday. Ohioans filed 4,482 ...