The biggest problems people encounter when filing for unemployment COVID-19 pandemic leads to surge in unemployment claims
DETROIT – New unemployment claims have been increasing as states start to put new restrictions in place to deal with a surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases .
There were 853,000 people who applied for benefits last week, that’s the most since September. In Michigan, another 20,000 people applied for benefits.
Local 4′s Hank Winchester found out that a lot of people are still running into trouble trying to get their benefits.
READ : Michigan father locked in battle with unemployment agency over lack of benefits
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