Muncie McNamara, Former Head of Kentucky Unemployment Office, Dead at 39
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McNamara took over the unemployment office when it had been depleted and left unprepared for the crush of claims to come.
COVID and the Unemployment Insurance Crisis
Bill To Forgive Some Unemployment Overpayment Debt Clears House
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House Bill 468 would allow the Labor Cabinet to waive overpayment debt if the debt wasn’t the fault of the recipient or if collecting the debt would be “contrary to equity and good conscience.”
Coronavirus
Ky. Still Can’t Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt
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The most recent federal coronavirus relief package finally grants states that option, but it will have no effect in Kentucky. That’s because debt forgiveness still isn’t allowed under state law.
Government
Auditor: We Don’t Know How Much Kentucky Owes In Unemployment Benefits
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KyCIR has documented the unemployment office’s hurried steps to make payments quickly as the pandemic shut down businesses in the spring.
Coronavirus
How Kentucky Missed Out On A $90 Million Unemployment Upgrade
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The federal government set aside $7 billion in 2009 to modernize the nation’s unemployment systems. Kentucky left its portion on the table.
Substitute Teachers Given Unemployment Now Face Overpayment Debt
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Education professionals can’t claim unemployment during the summer break that started in Louisville on May 31, a caveat the state doesn’t appear to have made clear when it extended benefits to substitute teachers. Subs who continued to file for unemployment after summer break began are now expected to repay anything the state paid in error.
coronavirus
Gov. Beshear: Save Unemployment Money In Case Of Overpayment Debt
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Gov. Andy Beshear acknowledged that Kentucky mistakenly overpaid people who requested unemployment benefits — and advised recipients to save that money.
Government
Beshear Says Federal Changes Responsible For Unemployment Confusion
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It’s unclear if state officials ever communicated the change to out-of-work Kentuckians after the state received new guidance in April.
Top Story
Gov. Beshear Offered ‘Self-Quarantine’ Unemployment. Now State Is Backtracking — And Billing
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In a written decision, a state official said self-quarantining isn’t a legitimate reason to claim unemployment – and that the governor never told a private citizen to leave their job.
Gov. Andy Beshear
Kentucky Violated Federal Rules In Rush To Pay Some Unemployment Benefits
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Kentucky officials likely underpaid some workers and overpaid others who weren’t eligible for the benefits they received.