September 28, 2009
ME gets $360K to upgrade unemployment system
By The Mainebiz News Staff
Maine will receive $340,000 for technology upgrades to its unemployment insurance system.
The funding is part of $164.5 million the U.S. Department of Labor is doling out to 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to fund a variety of projects, including modernizing systems that will speed unemployment insurance benefit payments, tax collections and appeals processing, according to a press release.
The labor department has earmarked $11.2 million for the six New England states. Connecticut and Rhode Island will receive the highest amounts: $5.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
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