All posts tagged "Unemployment"

• 
  Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank: 80,000 Jobs Recovered

  Island had Lost 117,000 Jobs YoY in April 2020

  • Posted July 7, 2021
• 
  Labor Dept. Removes ‘Controversial’ Unemployment-Claim Points

  Says it Will impact 13,447 Claimants

  • Posted February 16, 2021
• 
  Labor Dept. Disburses $23 million from Lost Wages Assistance Program

  Secretary Makes Announcement on 2nd Round of Retroactive Funds During 5th Day of Transition Hearings

  • Posted November 20, 2020
• 
  Gov. Vázquez enacts law that adds wait week as unemployment benefit

  Filers will not need to assert they are looking for work when receiving benefit during state of emergency

  • Posted May 28, 2020
• 
  Puerto Rico Labor Dept.: $727M in jobless benefits paid out since April 1

  Labor chief says $169.9 million in PUA payments sent out since last week

  • Posted May 27, 2020
• 
  Labor Department, Evertec fixing Covid-19 jobless benefits system

  Still, transaction processor, governor trade jabs over source of problems

  • Posted May 18, 2020
• 
  Labor secretary explains what happens to employees who receive unemployment and refuse to return

  Torres says it's ground for dismissal

  • Posted May 13, 2020
• 
  Puerto Rico Labor Secretary: Unemployment Benefits Flowing

  Department Issues Over $11 million in Benefit Payments

  • Posted April 14, 2020
• 
  Unprecedented Number of Unemployment Claims filed in Puerto Rico

  Commonwealth Labor Dept. Awaits Federal Guidelines for Increased Benefits

  • Posted March 31, 2020
• 
  Unemployment Claims Rise to Nearly 66,000 in Puerto Rico

  Gov’t Response Update on Day First Puerto Rican on Island Dies of COVID-19

  • Posted March 27, 2020