Aurora Police Warn Of Unemployment, Fake Check Scams

AURORA, IL — More than a dozen Aurora residents have been targeted by two increasingly popular scams, prompting police to issue a warning to residents. At least 10 residents have…

More Help Is Coming, But $600 Unemployment Bonus Will Lapse First

A second economic rescue package is on the horizon, one that will likely include another stimulus check, funding for small businesses and schools, additional jobless benefits and more. But as…

California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains

California added 558,200 jobs from mid-May to mid-June and state unemployment fell from 16.4% to 14.9% — but don’t start celebrating yet. The numbers don’t account for the resurgence of…

Americans struggle with unemployment delays

For Cocoa, Florida, residents Christine Powell and her fiance, Robert Hammond, the relentless downward economic drag of the past six months has been suffocating. First, Hammond was put on medical leave in…

$600 bonus unemployment benefits end soon. Here’s how to prepare

Though America’s unemployment rate fell to 11.1% in June as employers hired 4.8 million more workers, another 17.8 million were still out of luck. They remained jobless, the government reported…

‘It breaks your heart.’ California should audit embattled unemployment agency, lawmaker says

Citing relentless consumer anger over delays and confusion in dealing with the state’s unemployment agency, Assemblyman Jim Patterson Friday formally requested an audit of the state’s beleaguered Employment Development Department.…

Online scams due to COVID, protests, unemployment in 2020

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