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Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund

Tennesseans fired for not getting vaccinated can receive unemployment, though some are left in limbo

By Blake Farmer

October 25, 2021

Lee Chapel AME vaccine event
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Tennessee Republicans fighting against COVID vaccine mandates are trying to make sure all workers who are fired can receive unemployment. The push may resume in the legislature’s special session this week — though for the most part, the fight is symbolic.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: BlueCross BlueShield, G.A. Hardaway, ORNL, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund, vaccine mandate

Tennessee Sees Slight Uptick In Jobless Claims, But Rates Improve In Every County

By Damon Mitchell, Alexis MarshallandRachel Iacovone

June 25, 2020

For the first time since early April, the number of Tennesseans newly applying for unemployment assistance increased last week by about 5%.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee Unemployment, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund

325,000 Tennesseans Now Living On Unemployment

By Alexis Marshall

May 14, 2020

While the number of new people filing for unemployment each week is ticking downward, the cumulative number relying on government assistance continues to add up. Figures from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development out this morning show more than 29,000 Tennesseans applied for unemployment benefits last week, which is still far above pre-pandemic […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: CARES Act, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Unemployment, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund

State Cuts Unemployment Fund Payments for Rest of the Year

By Bradley George

September 7, 2012

It’s first time there’s been a decrease in three years. Payments are going down about one percent, but the decrease could be short lived.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: danny burk, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund

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