Maryland Labor Secretary details new unemployment filing process

This Friday, a new one-stop unemployment insurance application will allow a new group of claimants to file for benefits online.

IN CLAIMS..THIS IS WELCOME NEWS FOR SEL━EMPLOYED, INDEPENDENTCONTRACTORS, AND GIG WORKERSWHO HAVE BEEN WAITING TOSUBMIT THEIR CLAIMS..

BUT ALSOTHOSE WHO HAVENFILE ONLINE AND CANANYONE OVER THE PHONE.

THEYEXTENDED CALL CENTER HOURS 7AMTHROUGH 6PM MONDAY THROUGHFRIDAY AND 4 HOURS ONSATURDAY.

AND PHASED IN 60 NEWCLAIM TAKERS FRIDAY WITH PLANSTO ADD 200 IN SUPPORT STAFF..AND STILL THE DEPARTMENT OFLABOR STRUGGLED TO KEEP UPWITH DEMAND.

NOW MARYLANDSECRETARY OF LABOR TIFFANYROBINSON SAYS THEYCATCHING UP 8:27 wegetting to the point where Ithink this week and next weekitdifference and people aregoing to start to see it:07BECAUSE ON FRIDAYON━STOP SHOP APPLICATIONBECOMES AVAILABLE ONLINE..WHICH THEY BELIEVE WILL FREEUP PHONE LINES 6:26 Everyonenow, not only the newindependent contractors andpeople who couldnbefore but federal employees,military employees withmult━state wage claims thatalso didnfile online.

We have revampedthe system so that everyonecan file online now WHAT WILLTHAT LOOK LIKE?

ROBINSON SAIDTHEYDETAILS BUT THESE WORKERSSHOULD PREPARE TO UPLOADDOCUMENTS THAT SHOW PAYMENTHISTORY 9:39 Things likecontracts and bank statements,and invoices, any documentthat will show the income thatthey received.

Thatdifferent than our normalclaimant whotheir ━2 or their pay stub.Thatcomplex to create becauseweentirely new group of benefitrecipients who have never beeneligible for and receiveincome in a very different wayEVEN THOUGH THE SYSTEM WILL BESTREAMLINED..

SOME CLAIMS WILLSTILL REQUIRE MANUALPROCESSING.

AND WHILE THEYWONIN 2━48 HOURS LIKE CALIFORNIAHAS PROMISED..

ROBINSON SAIDTHE━DAYFEDERAL GUIDELINE 1:28 weactually are getting paymentsout to claimants much fasterthan that.

IF ITLONGER..

OF IF YOUDENIED..

ROBINSON SAID YOU MAYFALL INTO A CATEGORY OFCOMPLEX CLAIMS AND WILL NEEDTO CALL OR EMAIL.

12:06 We arefinding some people aregetting nervous and theyactually filing claims inmultiple states, so then weget a call from Virginia andwe have to work that out.Sometimes those types ofclaims with complex issuestake longer than 21 days LASTFRIDAYHUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK FROMTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT KICKEDIN.

THOSE BENEFITS ARERETROACTIVE TO MARCH 29TH ANDCONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 4 MONTHSFOR ANYONE RECEIVINGUNEMPLOYMENT.

AND FOR THE NEWGROUP OF CLAIMANTS WHO DIDNQUALIFY FOR UNEMPLOYMENTBEFORE THE CARES ACTSTATE BENEFITS ARE RETROACTIVETO WHEN YOU STOPPED RECEIVINGPAY ALL THE WAY BACK UNTILJANUARY 27TH.YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THESECRETARY'S INTERVIEW..INCLUDING ANSWERS TO SOME OFYOUR QUESTIONS POSTED ONMALLORY'S FACEBOOK PAGE..

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