SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Economic support has finally arrived in California for the millions of self-employed, freelance and gig economy workers in California, many of whom have lost work or wages in ...

Thousands of self-employed Long Islanders who received unemployment assistance last year have received emails from the state Labor Department informing them they have until June 1 to submit proof of ...

New claims for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program shot up 635 percent last week from the week before, the state workforce agency said Friday, casting doubt on the legitimacy of the increase.

Per the federal requirements issued as part of the Continued Assistance Act of 2020, the Georgia Department of Labor is requiring individuals who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) ...

A Nevada judge is expected to decide Monday whether the state’s employment bureau must immediately pay out pending benefits claims to the state’s independent, gig and self-employed workers. Second ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Hundreds of thousands of Illinois' gig workers, contractors, or self-employed workers have applied for jobless benefits due to COVID-19. The CBS 2 Investigators are uncovering just how ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Self-employed claimants may get a boost from Wednesday's announcement by the Oregon Employment Department. New guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor gives the agency more ...

Even after six months of social distancing, the economic ramifications of the global pandemic continue to grow. For some Connecticut residents, they have yet to receive financial relief. Because of ...

The Oregon Employment Department said Friday it won’t be caught up with payments to self-employed workers by the end of this week, missing a self-imposed deadline. The delays pertain to Pandemic ...

On March 1, news of the coronavirus forced her to shut down her cleaning company, Magic Rags Cleaning in Mount Pleasant. She has an autoimmune disease and a 9-year-old at home and didn't want to risk ...