State Information
ALABAMA
- Employer Charges for COVID-19 Related Claims Waived: Employers Urged to File Claims on Behalf of Employees
- Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance FAQs
- Release detailing changes to UC for coronavirus (see FAQs above)
- DOL COVID-19 Resource Page
- Alabama Career Center Locations will Close to Public – Going to Virtual Services
ALASKA
- Alaska Job Center Events Postponed
- Labor commissioner anticipates increase in UI – includes filing information
ARKANSAS
- Common Questions and Answers for Employers Regarding the Unemployment Insurance Program and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Common Questions and Answers for Workers Regarding the Unemployment Insurance Program and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Notice to Individuals Inquiring About the Availability of Unemployment Insurance Benefits As A Result of the COVID19 Pandemic
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
- EDD Coronavirus resources
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – FAQs on laws enforced by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office
- Information for Employers and Worker Benefits
COLORADO
- UI System Improvements (adding call center staff, new “last name” online filing and updated web site content)
- Coronavirus Efforts Under State Of Emergency
- Governor declares state of emergency
- Emergency Rules on Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19
- CDLE Information and Resources on Coronavirus
CONNECTICUT
- In-Person Visits at American Job Centers are Suspended – move to virtual assistance
- Frequently asked questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) related to unemployment insurance
- Connecticut’s Coronavirus Information Website
DELAWARE
- Unemployment Benefits Expanded to Workers Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic – includes information about office closures
- Division of Unemployment Insurance Frequently Regarding the Potential Impact of the Coronavirus
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- District of Columbia Expands Unemployment Insurance Protections to Address COVID-19
- Update on DOES Operating Status during COVID-19 emergency
- Website for COVID-19
FLORIDA
- Reemployment Assistance COVID-19 FAQ
- Emergency Bridge Loan Program for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
- Governor issues executive order declaring public health emergency
GEORGIA
- GDOL Public Service Announcement includes UI and job information
- GDOL Career Centers processing claims but temporarily closed to the public
- NEW Information for filing for unemployment, partial claims, and reemployment services
GUAM
HAWAII
- COVID-19: Labor Benefits Fact Sheet
- State announces scheduling of appointments for unemployment claims
- State strongly suggests filing for unemployment benefits online
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
- DWD to host statewide unemployment insurance webinars for Hoosiers impacted by COVID
- COVID-19 Resource Guide for Hoosiers Looking for Assistance
- Governor announces more steps to slow spread of COVID-19; includes information on DWD offices
- Governor’s Order – Helping Hoosiers During COVID-19
- UPDATED: DWD COVID-19 Information
- Indiana UI FAQ for COVID-19
IOWA
- UI Tax Extension to Small Businesses
- Updates and Resources about COVID-19
- Governor Reynolds announces assistance for employees and employers affected by COVID-19 related layoffs
KANSAS
- COVID-19 Response – Workforce Services from Kansas Department of Commerce
- COVID-19 Response Resources from the Kansas Department of Labor
- UI and COVID-19 FAQ
LOUISIANA
- 29-JBE-2020 Governors Proclamation – Additional Measures for COVID-19
- 27-JBE-2020 Governors Proclamation – Supplement Measures for COVID-19
- Unemployment Insurance information for Workers and Employers
- LWC COVID-19 Information by Division
MAINE
- Dept. of Labor Announces Shift to Online CareerCenter Services
- Flexibility in UI System
- Unemployment Insurance FAQs Regarding COVID-19
- Resources for Workers and Businesses on COVID-19
- Information about COVID-19 – includes UI info
MARYLAND
- Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning – includes information about local office services/availability
- State employee travel out of state suspended
- Unemployment Insurance information for claimants, including COVID-19 FAQ
- COVID-19 FAQ for UI
MASSACHUSETTS
- Status of AJCs
- Information on Unemployment and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Guidance & directives for businesses and employers – includes information about unemployment
- Learn about Massachusetts COVID-19 Workforce Measures
MICHIGAN
- Governor Whitmer Expands Unemployment Benefits for Michigan Workers
- Executive Order Temporary Expansions of Unemployment Eligibility and Cost-sharing
- Coronavirus information – info for residents/communities, health care professionals, childcare and school administrators, employers and workers
MINNESOTA
- Your Unemployment Insurance Questions, Answered (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Information for Employers, Business
- Worker protections related to COVID-19
- COVID-19 and Unemployment Benefits
- Frequently Asked Questions from Employers and Workers (includes UI information)
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
- Law rule that would help with eligibility in COVID-19 situations
- Governor Bullock Announces Emergency Rules to Streamline Unemployment Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19
- COVID-19 FAQ
NEBRASKA
- Labor Commissioner Urges Nebraskans to File for Unemployment Benefits Online During COVID-19 Pandemic
- COVID-19 Resources and Information
- Executive Order to Loosen Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Emergency Order #5 Access to State Unemployment Benefits for Individuals Impacted by COVID-19
- COVID-19 mandatory notice – new policy re: visiting NH offices
NEW JERSEY
- All One-Stop Career Center Offices Closed through March 30
- In-Person Unemployment Services at One-Stops Suspended Due to COVID-19. Online benefit filing.
- Dept of Labor Benefits and the Coronavirus: What you should know
- NJ Updated page for COVID-19 Scenarios
NEW MEXICO
- State extends eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits to workers affected by COVID-19
- Information for workers affected by COVID-19
NEVADA
- Information for Claimants and Employers
- Governor Sisolak Waives Work Search Requirement and Wait Period for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- March 5 – Governor release: Emergency Regulation to Protect Nevada Residents from Increased Medical and Prescription Costs related to COVID-19
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
- COVID-19 and Unemployment Insurance
- Executive Order 118: Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19
- NC COVID-19 Information
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
- Executive Order 2020-03D Lifting Certain Unemployment Compensation Benefit Restrictions During an Emergency
- Common Number Provided for Reporting Mass Layoffs due to COVID-19 (Unemployment Benefits)
- Webpage on coronavirus and UI benefits
OKLAHOMA
- COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance FAQs & Important Messages
- OK Works/America’s Job Centers providing virtual services and filing Unemployment Insurance claims during COVID-19
- Employer FAQs about Unemployment Insurance and COVID-19
- COVID-19 Message
OREGON
- Sick days 101: What the law says for workers and employers
- COVID-19 Coronavirus Supplemental Resource Guide for Employees
- Scenarios & Benefits Available
- Related Business Layoffs, Closures, and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
PENNSYLVANIA
PUERTO RICO
RHODE ISLAND
- Workplace Fact Sheet for COVID-19
- Governor declares state of emergency (including information about unemployment insurance)
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements Loosened
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What does it mean for employers?
- Employers: Use SIDES for fast, secure online unemployment filing
- Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from Workers Affected by COVID-19
- Governor release on statewide effort to prepare for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19 Reemployment Assistance Eligibility Determinations
- Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from School Employees Affected by COVID-19 Closures
- Reemployment Assistance Customer Service Center Remains Open
TENNESSEE
- Governor’s press release for Coronavirus Task Force 3/4/20
- Information about TN UI benefits and Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Resources for Employers, Employees and FAQs
TEXAS
- Employers: Enrolling in Shared Work Program Provides an Alternative to Layoffs During COVID-19
- TVC Coronavirus Customer Service Policy (JVSG grant recipient in Texas)
- COVID-19 Resources Employers
- COVID-19 Resources Job Seekers
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
UTAH
VERMONT
- PRESS RELEASE: DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ELECTRONIC OPTION, STAFF INCREASES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE – includes information about local offices
- Expanding Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19
- COVID-19 FAQ
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
- Message from Commissioner LeVine on Demand for Agency’s Services
- WorkSource career centers temporarily converting to all-virtual services
- Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)
- Inslee announces support for workers and businesses impacted by COVID-19
- ESD COVID-19 Response: including link to emergency rules for unemployment insurance
- Employment Security Department COVID-19 Information
- Scenarios and benefits chart
- Resource list for businesses & workers impacted by COVID-19
- PASSED: WA HB 2965 – Concerning the State’s Response to the Novel Coronavirus
- PASSED: WA HB 2739 – AN ACT Relating to Adjusting Certain Requirements of the Shared Leave Program and Declaring an Emergency
WISCONSIN
- Employment & Training COVID-19 Public Information – job center status
- Emergency Order to the Department of Workforce Development Regarding Unemployment Insurance
- How to File for Benefits Online: Employees & Employers
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Offices Temporarily Close and Providing Virtual Services
- Department of Workforce Development Information for the Public including Unemployment and Employment and Training
- Department of Workforce Development Information for Partners including employers regarding unemployment insurance
WYOMING
All information provided courtesy of National Association of Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
https://www.naswa.org/resources/coronavirus