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INDIANAPOLIS (March 21, 2020) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is striving to provide employers and agents with the most up-to-date information during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are temporarily closing or reducing worker hours, please encourage your employees to file for unemployment insurance benefits. DWD has updated its COVID-19 UI Frequently Asked Questions with important information, which can be found at www.unemployment.in.gov.
Please share the below information with your impacted employees:
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Claimants can only file for unemployment insurance benefits online with a computer, tablet, or smart phone.
- For questions related to unemployment insurance, please visit www.unemployment.in.gov, which includes an updated FAQ, tutorial and other helpful information.
- We have scheduled several webinars next week for individuals and employers to learn more about our current unemployment insurance system.
If you have the means to assist your employees by allowing them to file from your business, please assist as you can. DWD does have available equipment at our WorkOne locations and the Indiana Government Center, but we are also practicing social distancing which creates a barrier to quickly serving large groups of workers. Any assistance you can provide in getting these important benefits to your employees while preventing the spread of this disease is greatly appreciated.
If your employees must go to a WorkOne to use a computer, please have them contact the center ahead of time as some hours of operations have been changed and appointments are required.
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About the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
DWD serves the worker and the employer to ensure workplace success. DWD is committed to innovating and invigorating Indiana’s economic future by providing WorkOne Career Centers, Unemployment Insurance, Labor Market Information, Regional Workforce Strategies and Professional Training. Through these services, DWD is able to develop a premier workforce that enables Indiana employers to flourish and entices businesses from outside our state to relocate to Indiana.
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