AUGUSTA — A server security breach in September has exposed account information for more than 1,300 unemployment beneficiaries, the Maine Department of Labor announced Friday. Although the servers used by JP Morgan Chase — which contracts to run the state debit card system used by unemployment claimants — were breached three months ago, the banking […]
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U.S. economy adds just 148,000 jobs in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers held back on hiring in September, a discouraging sign that the job market was weakening before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. The Labor Department said the economy added just 148,000 jobs last month, a steep drop from the 193,000 created in August. Still, the gain was enough to […]
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Sweeping changes to Maine’s unemployment benefits appeals system urged
AUGUSTA — Employers and a lawyer representing state employees told an ad-hoc committee assembled by Gov. Paul LePage to study Maine’s unemployment system that the program’s appeals system must be made more fair and efficient. The study committee, composed of representatives for workers and businesses, heard testimony from unemployment appeals officers, business owners and union […]