The Virginia Employment Commission has launched a new application portal to the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits program. This program provides up to an additional 13 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — During the COVID-19 pandemic, many flaws were exposed at the Virginia Employment Commission — now, as thousands of federal employees are losing their jobs, I want to see what has ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) now has an easier and faster way for customers to access their unemployment benefits with its ID.me secured login system. According to ...

Over 121,000 federal employees have faced layoffs or have been targeted for layoffs Virginia’s initial unemployment claims rose 8.1% in one week. Expert expects to see reduction in the state’s ...

A legislative commission tasked with studying unemployment benefits voted Wednesday to advise the General Assembly to pass two proposals aimed at helping applicants. One would give the Virginia ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia agency that processes unemployment benefits has made progress clearing pandemic-related backlogs, but it isn't expected to finish until next summer, a top official ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With President Donald Trump looking to scale back the size of the federal workforce, new unemployment claims are skyrocketing in Virginia. “We know where the pain is coming from ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed several bills intended to help those who were inaccurately approved for unemployment benefits. One of the bills requires the Virginia Employment Commission to notify those ...

Virginia's unemployment rate inched up in June. The Virginia Employment Commission reported today that the seasonally unadjusted rate rose 0.3 of a percentage point in June to 7.3 percent. Labor ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed several bills intended to help those who were inaccurately approved for unemployment benefits. One of the bills requires the Virginia Employment Commission to notify those ...