by Girish Anand | Feb 24, 2009 | State Labor Law
NEWS ITEM: At least 30 states have contracted with banks to provide direct-deposit unemployment benefits, some of which come in the form of a debit card. This saves the states the cost of printing checks and mailing them. REALITY: Some banks are abusing the system by...
by Girish Anand | Jan 20, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, State Labor Law
Unemployment insurance was commenced in 1935 as a bridge between jobs, but this recession seems to be testing the limits of the system and revealing some inherent cracks. First, not all states run their unemployment programs the same or use the same eligibility...
by Girish Anand | Dec 29, 2008 | Federal Labor Law, Random Musings
Here’s something I just learned. I generally don’t pay much attention to unemployment insurance law since I don’t qualify for it, but some people have been pretty smart at gaming the system. To wit: Under federal unemployment rules that are being...
