Business News & Resource Blog
Workshare Webinar with DOL Commissioner Fortman: Dec. 3
If your business is experiencing a temporary downturn in work that is not related to a seasonal downturn, you and your employees may be eligible for the Maine Department of Labor’s WorkShare program.
Jessie Perkins
What to do if your employees refuse to come back to work
These have certainly been challenging times for our state and nation. As Governor Mills begins to reopen the state and businesses resume operations at some level, below is some useful guidance regarding the call back of employees businesses should be aware of. Employees cannot lie on their claims…so they will need to refuse the work; which, yes can cause an issue and delay in their unemployment benefits. Should they opt not to return when contacted, they will need to put the reason they’ve refused work
Jessie Perkins
Apps for Unemployment for Sole Proprietors start Friday, May 1
Maine Department of Labor will begin accepting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications this Friday, May 1. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is a new federal program which expanded eligibility for unemployment benefits to certain categories of workers not typically able to receive unemployment in the past, such as self-employed and those who did not have enough earnings to qualify for state unemployment.
Jessie Perkins
