With May quarterly payments in the bank, the state was able to temporarily pay down its unemployment borrowing. It won't' be fully solvent until mid-2024.
Updated federal guidance expands the number of cases where states don't have to recover overpaid COVID jobless benefits, so long as fraud wasn't involved.
Unemployed workers aren't required to be looking for work during the pandemic – but they must still certify they're ready, willing and available to work.
Status messages about claims being pending or unpayable would gain details about the specific reason they're paused, under an upgrade planned in state budget.