unemployment

A state official said self-quarantining isn't a legitimate reason to claim unemployment - and that the governor never told a private citizen to leave their job.

Kentucky officials likely underpaid some workers and overpaid others who weren't eligible for the benefits they received.

The state is required to collect when a person has been overpaid in unemployment benefits — even if it wasn't their fault.

The head of the Office of Unemployment Insurance was quietly fired on May 5, amid an unprecedented number of jobless claims, a race to overhaul an archaic computer system and a belatedly-reported data breach.

There have been more than 900,000 requests for unemployment benefits filed by Kentuckians since early March overwhelming the state's system.

The U.S. Department of Labor reported close to 99,000 additional unemployment insurance claims in the last week from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.

Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are making progress on unemployment claims filed in March as states begin a phased-in reopening.

New unemployment insurance claims are starting to reach a plateau but are still hitting unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region.

New unemployment claims in the Ohio Valley began to taper off this week but local economies still face a staggering number of unemployed.

If granted, the lawmakers’ request would allow payday lenders offering annual interest rates as high as 469% to tap into forgivable loans with a 1% interest rate.