|
|
| Sheriffs aim to keep inmates from collecting unemployment |
| By sunjournal.com- Daniel Hartill |
| Published: 09/08/2014 |
|
AUBURN — Serving jail time for a drunken-driving arrest or sitting in a cell awaiting trial for drug-dealing, robbery or murder ought to prevent you from receiving unemployment benefits. That was what Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins figured when he saw a newspaper story about a Georgetown man, Joshua Harwood, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and more than $9,200 in restitution for fraud. He collected the money — unemployment benefits — while he was incarcerated, according to the Maine Department of Labor. Desjardins read the story and wondered if any Androscoggin County Jail inmates might be collecting the benefit, banned for inmates because eligibility comes only with availability for work. Read More. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think