/tags/anna-hui Anna Hui en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:14:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-04-13/missouri-labor-department-pauses-unemployment-overpayment-collection-after-lawmakers-raise-concerns House members said the department agreed to stop sending letters threatening to garnish the money, but more than 30 people recently received letters saying the department filed a lien on their property. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:14:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-04-13/missouri-labor-department-pauses-unemployment-overpayment-collection-after-lawmakers-raise-concerns Corinne Ruff /economy-business/2021-02-23/some-missourians-facing-unemployment-overpayments-are-appealing-and-winning The state is demanding that more than 46,000 people pay back money the state said it mistakenly overpaid them last year. Some lawmakers worry that fighting appeals will be costly to Missouri and are trying to block collection of the money. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:00:47 GMT /economy-business/2021-02-23/some-missourians-facing-unemployment-overpayments-are-appealing-and-winning Corinne Ruff /government-politics-issues/2021-02-04/missouri-democrats-file-legislation-to-block-collection-of-unemployment-overpayments Six Missouri state representatives are working to pass legislation to forgive some or all of the unemployment overpayments that the Missouri Department of Labor is asking 46,000 residents to pay back. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:25:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-02-04/missouri-democrats-file-legislation-to-block-collection-of-unemployment-overpayments Corinne Ruff, Jaclyn Driscoll /politics-issues/2020-04-13/missouri-struggles-to-keep-up-with-unemployment-applications Missouri is not yet able to process unemployment claims from independent contractors and people who are self-employed, even though the federal government… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:05:44 GMT /politics-issues/2020-04-13/missouri-struggles-to-keep-up-with-unemployment-applications Julie O'Donoghue