Massachusetts will have to pay interest costs related to $2.5B unemployment benefit error
State will pay $2.034B to the federal government from the employer-funded unemployment insurance trust fund and $73M in ...
Map Shows States Where You Can Collect Unemployment the Longest
In a majority of states, you can collect unemployment payments for up to 26 weeks, or just about six months. There are currently 13 states with a maximum benefit duration of less than 26 weeks, while ...
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Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits
The agreement states that principal payments must come from the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, which is funded by a tax on employers and is also used to cover benefits, according to the ...
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Healey administration reaches deal with federal officials on $2.5 billion bill for unemployment insurance payments
said the interest payments to the federal government will come out of the state’s general fund, not the employer-supported unemployment trust fund. There will be additional interest to be paid ...
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Mass. must now pay feds $2.1 billion to resolve unemployment mistake over 10 years
Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said ...
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Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits
Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next 10 years to resolve a debt after the state under former GOP Gov. Charlie Baker's administration mistakenly used federal ...