COVID-19 Legislation Updates by State – Help Center

General Resources

Department of Labor Primary Site: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/unemployment-insurance

Find your state-specific resource:

https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/find-unemployment-benefits.aspx

Alabama

Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance FAQs

Alaska

http://labor.state.ak.us/news/2020/news20-06.htm

Arizona

https://des.az.gov/services/employment/unemployment-individual

Arkansas

https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/press-releases/governor-hutchinson-expedites-unemployment-benefits-for-those-impacted-by

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

https://www.stateofflorida.com/articles/florida-unemployment/

Georgia

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has adopted an emergency Rule 300-2-4-0.5 Partial Claims, effective March 16, 2020. The rule mandates all Georgia employers to file partial claims online on behalf of their employees for any week during which an employee (full-time/part-time) works less than full-time due to a partial or total company shutdown caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Any employer found to be in violation of this rule will be required to reimburse GDOL for the full amount of unemployment insurance benefits paid to the employee. Download the How Employers File Partial Claims Desk-Aid found on the GDOL Alert Page and follow the step-by-step instructions.

Posted (3/24/2020 2:20PM)

Georgia information for filing for unemployment, partial claims, and reemployment services

Hawaii

https://huiclaims.hawaii.gov/#/

Idaho

https://labor.idaho.gov/dnn

Illinois

Indiana

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development would like to assist employers, workers, and agents during this emergency. If you are temporarily closing or reducing worker hours, please encourage your employees to file for unemployment insurance benefits. They must do this online, through a computer or smartphone. They should visit unemployment.in.gov for Frequently Asked Questions, video tutorials, and a link to file for unemployment insurance.

Iowa

Governor Reynolds announces assistance for employees and employers affected by COVID-19 related layoffs

Kansas

COVID-19 Response Resources from the Kansas Department of Labor
UI and COVID-19 FAQ

Kentucky

http://www.kewes.ky.gov/

Louisiana

From the state of Louisiana - "We at the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) understand the unprecedented challenges you are facing due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease). In an effort to assist you, the LWC will be deferring payment due of 1Q 2020 unemployment taxes until June 1-30, 2020." If you are filing in Louisiana and need to defer these payments please contact payroll@hsimon.com.

Unemployment Insurance information for Workers and Employers

Maine

A new emergency bill has recently passed for Maine's unemployment insurance program. "Maine Department of Labor (Department) will begin to implement new flexible unemployment insurance (UI) measures that will benefit both workers and businesses thanks to emergency legislation from Governor Mills that was enacted by the Legislature Tuesday night. These temporary measures will help relieve the financial burden of temporary layoffs, isolation, and medically-necessary quarantine by making unemployment benefits available to individuals whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19." Information about Maine's Covid-19 response can be found here.

Maryland

https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml Unemployment Insurance information for claimants, including COVID-19 FAQ

Massachusetts

Michigan

Michigan sent this announcement out on March 18th. Please note from the announcement: "Employers are strongly urged to place employees on temporary leave and advise the worker that they expect to have work available within 120-days as opposed to termination".