November 1st, 2021 by WCBC Radio
According Maryland's labor secretary, the state is making progress on unemployment issues. During a legislative briefing on unemployment claims. WBAL reports Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson buried legislators with numbers on claims, calls, fraud and new hires. She also provided an update on the agency's mobile app. Lawmakers appeared satisfied with the answers. They expressed disappointment in not getting mandated reports and pointed out problems that still exist…
The back log of claims is now around 18,000. Legislators applauded the agency for providing district case managers to help connect those having problems with case adjudicators. The state labor department told lawmakers the agency hired 2,200 people to handle claims and they are still in the process of getting cross trained…
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