Unemployment Fraud In Michigan Could Bump Legit Jobless Claims

Unemployed Michigan residents ought to be wary of a scam in which fraudsters are using stolen personal information to apply for unemployment benefits, according to Michigan-based news site MLive.com. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has since instituted more steps to verify peoples’ identities and make sure an application was...

Kudlow: Gov’t Eyes Cash Bonuses To Get People Back To Work

Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, said he thinks the idea of cash incentives for people going back to work could be in the cards. “It’s something we’re looking at very closely,” he said, speaking to CNBC. “We may go with something like that.” Kudlow said there...