Now that the Legislature adjourned after more or less authorizing CARES Act funding, people are asking, “Where is the money and how is it being distributed?” To answer this question, we first need to understand what happened and what should have happened. Alaska’s constitution designates the Legislature the sole power to appropriate. To a […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — On Monday, April 13, 2020, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development began issuing the new $600 federal pandemic unemployment compensation money to Alaska workers affected by the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first federal disbursement included $12,853,200 to 16,183 Alaskans currently covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI). The […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $100,000 to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development for fidelity bonds, which reduce financial risk for employers that hire people with criminal records or a history of addiction. Fidelity bonding has two goals: Alleviate employers’ fear of loss at no additional cost, […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Employment Security Tax Section provides public notification of any unclaimed employer and employee refund checks. To verify whether your check was undeliverable or have a check reissued, visit http://labor.alaska.gov/estax/Refunds/unclaimed_refunds.htm or write to Employment Security Tax, P.O. Box 22509, Juneau, AK 99811-5509.