WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration today announced a proposed rule designed to improve the integrity and accountability of the Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program by establishing a national minimum weekly work search standard for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits. Under the proposed rule, individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits would be required to complete at least five qualifying work-search activities each week and to report those activities before payment is issued. “The purpose of unemployment insurance is to provide temporary support while people proactively search for a new job or upskill to meet the needs
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