RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)-Upgrades to Virginia’s outdated unemployment system are being delayed until early November, about one month after the long-anticipated Oct. 1 launch date. That’s also pushing back ...

Republican lawmakers denounced Thursday a Virginia Employment Commission testing system that they say skews job aptitude rankings in favor of black and Hispanic job seekers. The VEC administers a ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A long overdue update to Virginia's unemployment insurance online system is delayed once again. The system that is used to apply for benefits was supposed to be down Wednesday so the ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- When Seon Kennedy was let go from his management job at a Henrico rehab center in January, he never expected to still be waiting to receive his unemployment benefits in May. “Right ...

The Virginia Employment Commission is implementing a new unemployment insurance system designed for efficient delivery of benefits and services. Modernizing the current UI system is a critical part of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — New unemployment claims filed in Virginia last week almost quadrupled from the week before. According to the Department of Labor, almost 17,000 people filed new claims for benefits, way ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A planned shutdown to Virginia’s unemployment system began Monday at 5 p.m. The pause will pave the way for a modernized system more than a decade in the making. The Virginia ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Employment Commission is delaying the rollout of its new unemployment insurance system again, moving the launch date back to Nov. 8. The VEC previously planned the online ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A decades-old computer system and not enough staff to answer phones were two causes of the months-long delay some out-of-work Virginians experienced while waiting for help from the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — A major upgrade to Virginia’s unemployment system is scheduled to get underway next week. According to the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), the current system will shut ...