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DLIR Updates Unemployment Claims Status, Announces New Certification Process

Starting Monday, the DLIR is asking the community to file weekly UI certifications on specific days of the week, which are determined based on the claimant’s last name. 

State Discusses ‘Soft Reopening’ as Unemployment Funds Dwindle

The point of the loans is to keep employees on the payroll, though it’s unclear how many of the 170,000 potentially impacted have already been laid off and how many businesses won’t be able to afford to keep, even with extra funding. 

Tens of Millions in Unemployment Benefits Flowing From State to Workers

DLIR Director Scott Murakami said at a press conference Wednesday that he couldn’t produce an exact figure on the number of people in the state currently reliant on unemployment checks.