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Governor replaces head of Nevada’s struggling unemployment agency
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 12:05pmTiffany Tyler-Garner, the director of Nevada’s Department of Unemployment, Training and Rehabilitation, will be replaced as head of the agency that oversees ...
Initial Nevada unemployment claims decline to 39,145; continued claims above 230,000
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 04/26/2020 - 1:19pmCARSON CITY — Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 39,496 for the week ending April 18, down 19,145 claims, or 32.6 percent compared to last week’s total of 58,641.
Nevada's jobless rate balloons to 16.8% after another 40000 claims
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/24/2020 - 11:22amCARSON CITY, Nev. — Initial claims for unemployment benefits in Nevada fell to 39,145 for the week ending April 18. That is a third fewer than the ...
Ron Wood Family Resource Center open to help Carson City area community
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 1:25pmRon Wood Family Resource Center in Carson City is open daily to assist the community during the pandemic and to assist with emergent needs. Walk-in clients can receive assistance with:
Nevada Governor: Business reopening can begin when state meets health benchmarks
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 5:55pmGov. Steve Sisolak will extend the state’s shutdown order to an as-yet undetermined date and close schools for the rest of the academic year, but he will allow some businesses to reopen if the state sees a consistent downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
March employment, unemployment for Carson City, Reno and Vegas show COVID-19 impact
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 10:30amCARSON CITY — Employment stats in early March, before the COVID-19 shutdown, shows Carson City having gained 400 jobs over March 2019 figures but had decreased significantly since February of this year, according to data released Tuesday by Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Carson City's unemployment also swelled to 6.7 percent, up from 4.1 percent in February, and up from 4.5 percent a year ago.
Nevada unemployment website update successful, new feature offers option to reset password
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 5:12pmThe Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced a successful update of its unemployment insurance website. The agency also added and launched a performance feature on Saturday that affords filers another option to reset their online password 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Assembly Republican Caucus: Now is the time to start process of reopening Nevada
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 4:02pmThe Assembly Republican Caucus addressed its plan Monday to reopen Nevada, proposing a framework, establishing a regional plan and a bi-partisan task force to advise on a strategy. It calls for Nevada to join the California, Oregon and Washington Western States Pact; establish a regional plan to modify Nevada’s stay at home orders and the caucus wants to immediately establish a curbside model that will allow non-essential retail businesses to open.
Nevada Interrupted: Carson City coffee shop owner moves business online, awaits action on federal loans
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 10:25amMany Nevadans are adjusting to the proliferation of COVID-19 by practicing social distancing, stocking up on supplies and staying at home. The Nevada Independent is sharing their stories each day.
With meetings canceled, Nevada and federal agencies offer varying guidances for weighing in on environmental issues
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 1:02pmIn late March, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation requesting that the agency delay a public comment period for a controversial and complicated project to do maintenance on the Truckee Canal, a manmade diversion off the Truckee River.
Initial unemployment claims in Nevada decline for week ending April 11; claims already at historic level
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 10:18amCARSON CITY, Nev. — Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation show initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 58,641 regular initial claims for the week ending April 11, down 20,644 claims, or 26 percent compared to last week’s total of 79,285.
State Unemployment Site Down Temporarily to Improve System Performance and Access beginning at 1 p.m.
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 3:13pmThe Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) has announced their unemployment insurance (UInv) website (http://ui.nv.gov) will be down on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 1 p.m. until 7 p.m., a period of lowest traffic, in order to improve system performance and access expansion for filers.
During this time, all unemployment insurance functions, including unemployment insurance filing will not be functional. Filers are encouraged to visit the site after 7 p.m. on Saturday evening.
Nevada governor promises details on state's reopening plan next week; more testing needed
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 8:09pmGov. Steve Sisolak says he expects to know much more next week about whether conditions are right to either end or extend directives that have shut down much of the state, but cautioned that he had no “benchmark date” in place and that any easing of restrictions would likely be gradual.
The Indy Explains: What's happening with Nevada unemployment insurance?
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 9:02amMary “Aileen” Forman’s job as a blackjack dealer at the Aquarius casino in Laughlin was put on indefinite hold as soon as widespread casino shutdowns were announced last month.
Nevada's March employment halts, unemployment soars as COVID-19 closures grip state
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 2:23pmThe Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s March 2020 economic report released Wednesday shows the beginning of the COVID-19 grip on jobs in the Silver State, with losses that all but wiped out any over-the-year employment gains.
Lakeside Inn and Casino at Lake Tahoe closes permanently due to pandemic crisis
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:08amSTATELINE, Nev. — Lakeside Inn and Casino on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe announced Tuesday that it won't reopen after the coronavirus concerns are over. It is the first Lake Tahoe gaming property to permanently close.
Sisolak: Nevada's unemployment system not designed to handle load
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 10:15amCARSON CITY, Nev. — Saying the existing unemployment system was never designed to handle 300,000 applications for benefits in the past month, ...
New unemployment call center begins Wednesday for Nevadans, DETR reiterates new online filing system method
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 9:58amCARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation will open a new Unemployment Insurance call center Wednesday, April 15, 2020 to help assist claimants with general questions related to the unemployment insurance filing process.
Carson City Toyota hosts ‘Drive-Thru’ Food Drive for FISH today
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 8:34amFriends In Service Helping, known as FISH, provides support to families and people in need by providing food, instruction, shelter and health care. During this crisis, their work in the community is more important than ever.
Nevada governor expands unemployment insurance, backdates claims to help people locked out of system
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 8:26pmGov. Steve Sisolak says that he has ordered Nevada’s unemployment insurance agency to pay out claims retroactively — to as early as March 15 — as claimants struggle to get through in a system overwhelmed by unprecedented job losses.
Governor to hold 5 p.m. press conference to address Nevada's unemployment insurance
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 4:37pmNevada Gov. Steve Sisolak will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. Tuesday to update Nevadans on unemployment insurance. The press conference can be viewed live here.
Nevada set to receive $1.25 billion from coronavirus relief fund
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 4:25pmThe State of Nevada is set to receive a total of $1.25 billion in support from the Coronavirus Relief Fund set up through the U.S. Department of Treasury. Congressman Mark Amodei, NV-02, made the announcement via a news release Monday.
Even before COVID-19, Nevada’s withered unemployment insurance system struggled to handle workload
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 11:18amCecilia Gonzalez made her first call to Nevada’s unemployment office last Friday at 7:59 a.m., hoping that she might snag an open line the minute the agency opened to resolve a sticking point in her claim about her work history and eligibility.
Beginning at 1 p.m., State Unemployment Site Down Temporarily to Prepare for Fast-Track Implementation of the CARES Act
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 9:06amThe Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) has announced their unemployment insurance (UInv) website (http://ui.nv.gov) will be down on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 1 p.m. until midnight in order to conduct system enhancements and take steps towards the fast-track implementation of the federal CARES Act.
Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Total 79,285; Continued Claims Reach All-Time High
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 04/10/2020 - 2:30pmFinalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 79,285 regular initial claims for the week ending March 4, up 7,343 claims, or 10.2 percent compared to last week’s total of 71,942.
This is the second highest weekly total in state history. Through week ending April 4, there have been 271,533 initial claims filed in 2020, this is 28,417 more than the state saw in the last two years combined.
Nevada governor selects call center vendor, adding at least 100 full-time operators to manage unemployment calls
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 5:23pmGov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday joined the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation in announcing the selection of a vendor to provide at least 100 full-time operators to boost unemployment insurance call center capacity during a period of unprecedented demand.
Nearly 80,000 new unemployment claims filed in Nevada last week, pushing total past 240,000
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 12:20pmIn the latest measure of the devastating and unprecedented economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, weekly unemployment claims in Nevada last week continued to surge by the tens of thousands with 79,865 new initial claims, according to preliminary statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor released Thursday.
Postal Annex offers free copying, scanning, and faxing of COVID-19 related financial assistance documents
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 12:09pmOur Postal Annex location is providing Free Copying, Scanning, and Faxing of COV ID-19 related Financial Assistance Documents effective immediately. Some governmental agencies still want items faxed and others want them scanned and attachment on an email.
Number of Nevada jobless claims soars to 245000; US total nears 17 million
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 9:11amCARSON CITY, Nev. — Nearly 245,000 people have filed for unemployment in Nevada since casinos and other businesses closed in mid-March, ...
Nevada governor expands state shutdown to include religious gatherings, golf courses
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 6:43pmAs holy week approaches — Passover Wednesday night and Easter on Sunday — the celebration of those holidays will look different this year.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has already limited public gatherings of 10 or more people, but as the holidays near, his latest emergency directive makes it clear places of worship should not be planning in-person services. Drive-in and pop-up services also are prohibited during the duration of the state’s emergency declaration.