A cluster of buildings in downtown Las Vegas once home to the Gamblers General Store will be getting a face-lift in the coming months.
Subrina Hudson
Don’t expect the federal Lost Wages Assistance program in Nevada anytime soon, leaders of the state’s employment office say.
Nevada’s employment office has made some headway in processing unemployment claims filed by independent contractors and self-employed workers but more work could be done, according to a court report.
There’s a new head of Nevada’s employment office, and the Alorica call center contract is getting a second look.
Substitute teachers are confused about which unemployment program they’re eligible for, and many worry they’ll have to pay back benefits.
There’s nothing in Alorica’s contract with DETR that sets performance goals or holds the company accountable for its service levels.
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said it would be performing system maintenance.
Some jobless Nevadans’ final $600 weekly federal payment has been delayed.
Hope is dissolving into fear for thousands of unemployed Nevadans as Saturday marks the end of a federal provision that paid an additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance benefits.
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation hosted its weekly media briefing Friday to update Nevadans about unemployment insurance.
“At a point, you just give up,” Laura Shipton said. “It’s been over three months now. It’s never going to happen. It’s a pipe dream.”
The warehouse at 6001 E. Tropical Parkway has seen at least 17 positive cases of the coronavirus.
The notices asking for repayment come at a time when many jobless Nevadans are struggling to cover basic expenses.
Nevada’s employment office canceled its weekly media briefing an hour before it was scheduled to start Friday morning.
Nevada’s pot of money for paying jobless benefits runs out in less than seven weeks.