FILED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS DURING THE PAST SEVEN
TROUBLE... SO JOINING US THIS
MORNING TO HELP US WITH THE
MATTER IS
SCOTT MURAKAMI - DIRECTOR OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
CHRIS
WITH MORE THAN 17,000
PREAPPLICATIONS TO DATE, WHAT'S
THE
STATUS OF THE PUA PROGRAM ROLL
OUT AND IS THERE A TIME TABLE
FOR
DISTRIBUTING THOSE BENEFITS?
...
CHRIS
HAS THE ALPHABETIZING OF
FAR?
MICHAEL REINZ
ARE THE PHONE LINES UP AND
RUNNING? I TRY TO CALL EVERY
NUMBER LISTED ONLINE AND IT SAYS
LINES
ARE BUSY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE
DAY. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT
NUMBER TO CALL TO FIX
SOMETHING ON MY CLAIM?
JEANNE CASTELLO
WHAT DOES "PENDING DECISION ON
YOUR ABILITY AND AVAILABILITY TO
WORK" MEAN IN MY CLAIM
INQUIRY? I HAVE THIS FOR 7 WEEKS
OF CLAIMS
NANCY DIZA HERRERA
IF A PERSON'S BENEFIT YEAR IS
ENDING, WHAT SHOULD THEY DO SO
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
BENEFITS? SHOULD THEY FILE AN
INITIAL CLAIM OR REACTIVATE A
CLAIM?
LERA BROZ
DO PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL WAITING
ON MARCH/APRIL PAYMENTS GOING TO
GET ALL OF THE BACK UI
KRISTINE:
SOME BREAKING NEWS.