Bill seeks to forgive state’s mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits
The state saw a historic number of Missourians apply for unemployment benefits in 2020. About 639,000 Missourians filed in the…
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Missouri lawmakers didn’t cancel debts from unemployment benefit mistakes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State lawmakers left tens of thousands of Missouri residents facing big debts by failing to pass…
State to end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related jobless insurance programs as of June 13. Gov. Mike Parson, a…
Push to put benefit limits on Missouri unemployment debt goes down in House
A bill to forgive mistakenly paid unemployment benefit from 2020 will include a waiver for debts to the state but won’t include…
Bill would let Missourians keep unemployment overpayments
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missourians wouldn’t have to repay millions of dollars in federal unemployment benefit overpayments under legislation advanced…
State eyes federal funds to cover mistakenly paid unemployment
A legislative committee may have found a way to relieve all the debt of Missourians who were mistakenly paid too much from…
Lawmakers question tough stance on jobless overpayments
Missouri will demand repayment of any unemployment money it paid in error to residents since the COVID-19 pandemic began —…