Soaring unemployment claims during the pandemic forced the state to turn to borrowing to continue delivering benefits.
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Treasury Guidance Offers Wide Latitude for ARPA Funds
The Treasury on Monday adopted a final interim rule outlining different ways state and local governments can use their fiscal recovery funds from the federal spending package known as the American Rescue Plan Act.
Unemployment Insurance Bill Impacts Could Ride on Feds’ May Guidance
The deadline for first-quarter payments has been extended from April 30 to June 1st.
Lawmakers: Use Fed Funds to Address UI “Sticker Shock”
New system woes surface after passage of UI Bill.
Senate Adds Tax-Filing Deadline Extension to UI Bill
Without resolution by the end of the month, employers across Massachusetts face an average increase of nearly 60 percent in the taxes they pay to fund the state’s unemployment system.
