Pennsylvania state lawmakers are holding a hearing to find out why so many people have had problems filing for unemployment benefits.The Pennsylvania House Committee for Labor and Industry will hold an informational hearing Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. The hearing will start with a rules and committee vote and move on to a discussion with Labor Department officials around 9:45 a.m. You can watch the livestream in the player directly above or here.Problems with Pa. unemploymentOne of the biggest issues House members want to ask about is the deadline the Department of Labor and Industry missed late last year. That deadline was in place for the department to launch a revamped unemployment compensation benefits computer system. Lawmakers want to know where that stands and why the deadline was missed.Members of the House are also questioning the status of benefits for thousands of Pennsylvanians who have repeatedly been unable to file their claims. Acting L&I Secretary Jennifer Berrier has said previously that the federal government is partially to blame for delays.“We have to wait for final guidance on, you know, it would be a serious waste of our time to put certain things in place until they’re finalized by the federal government,” Berrier said during a Tuesday news conference.Officials have previously found problems with Pennsylvania’s unemployment system. A 2017 audit by the state determined that the computer system at that time was “woefully outdated.”
Pennsylvania state lawmakers are holding a hearing to find out why so many people have had problems filing for unemployment benefits.
The Pennsylvania House Committee for Labor and Industry will hold an informational hearing Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. The hearing will start with a rules and committee vote and move on to a discussion with Labor Department officials around 9:45 a.m.
You can watch the livestream in the player directly above or here.
Problems with Pa. unemployment
One of the biggest issues House members want to ask about is the deadline the Department of Labor and Industry missed late last year. That deadline was in place for the department to launch a revamped unemployment compensation benefits computer system. Lawmakers want to know where that stands and why the deadline was missed.
Members of the House are also questioning the status of benefits for thousands of Pennsylvanians who have repeatedly been unable to file their claims. Acting L&I Secretary Jennifer Berrier has said previously that the federal government is partially to blame for delays.
“We have to wait for final guidance on, you know, it would be a serious waste of our time to put certain things in place until they’re finalized by the federal government,” Berrier said during a Tuesday news conference.
Officials have previously found problems with Pennsylvania’s unemployment system. A 2017 audit by the state determined that the computer system at that…
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