Over the weekend the Department of Workforce Solutions (DWFS) announced via it's website that the work search requirement for unemployment benefits would be reinstated immediately. This means that for the…
Increased benefits a roadblock for businesses looking to hire; ABQ Mayor Keller says he will work those on unemployment by holding job offers until their benefit payments end, which is…
New Mexico's lawmakers are pushing back on the Governor's decision to veto the use of federal aid intended to replenish the unemployment insurance (UI) fund. Before approving the state budget…
Governor Lujan Grisham used her line item veto authority to remove $600 million in federal aid from the state budget. This money was earmarked specifically for replenishing the Unemployment Insurance…
Department of Workforce Solutions Secretary Bill McCamley stepped down abruptly last week and the search is on for a replacement. But the timing of his resignation is what's raising eyebrows…
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB 2, The General Appropriations Act, on Friday which will provide $7.4 billion for New Mexico's 2022 fiscal year budget. Normally this would be another…
HB 148 Unemployment Contribution Rate Change increases Unemployment Insurance (UI) rates by 200 - 300% or more and will cost New Mexico jobs. Many employees were forced out of work and…