Friday, December 28 2012 8:46 AM EST2012-12-28 13:46:06 GMT
The state's new unemployment law has hundreds of people losing their benefits, because they have not been following the rules and looking for work. Every week, the state audits 1,000 people to see if theyMore >>
The state's new unemployment law has hundreds of people losing their benefits because they have not been following the rules and looking for work.More >>
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - About 7% of Tennesseans previously receiving jobless benefits have been dropped for failing to verify that they were searching for work.
That's according to an audit by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
New rules that went into effect on Sept. 1 require Tennesseans receiving jobless benefits to document at least three job searches a week.
State Sen. Jack Johnson was a sponsor of the bill. The Franklin Republican said the requirements already have saved the state's Unemployment Insurance fund more than $100,000.
Job searches can include completing job applications or interviews or mailing resumes to employers.
Tennessee pays a maximum of $275 a week for those who lost a job through no fault of their own.
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Thursday, May 23 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:38:59 GMT
MTSU police say they gotten the man who were videotaping women in a dorm shower. He had easy S to access to the campus dorm. The spring semester is over at MTSU, but the few students who remain were stockedMore >>
MTSU police say they have gotten the man who was videotaping women in a dorm shower. The suspect had easy access to the campus dorm.More >>
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.More >>
An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:00:47 GMT
A Brentwood father accused of killing his wife will be back in court on Thursday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Randolph Maidens, 42, and he could enter a plea. He's expected to ask the judgeMore >>
A Williamson County judge on Thursday reduced the bond of a Brentwood man accused of his killing his wife at their home in the Governor's Club.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 12:54 AM EDT2013-05-24 04:54:10 GMT
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Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home state.More >>
Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home state.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 1:59 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:59:47 GMT
A wreck in Montgomery County has badly injured two girls known as great athletes and role models - one of them just days from graduation.More >>
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Thursday, May 23 2013 10:51 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:51:58 GMT
A woman who went to prison in the 1970s for having her husband killed is now accused of plotting a hit on her own daughter, and police say they foiled her latest alleged scheme just in time. Frieda Pontune,More >>
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Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
By Ed Payne, CNN updated 7:01 AM EDT, Thu May 23, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSSupporters of Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, say she's being prosecuted for having a same-sex relationshipBut Florida law says a 14-year-oldMore >>
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