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Updates on COVID Actions from CT Senator Murphy

Passing Along CT Senator Murphy Update About COVID19

on Fri, 04/17/2020 - 01:16

From Senator Murphy--

Below please find the Murphy office update on COVID-19. As always, if you need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our Hartford or Washington, D.C. offices. 

Here's what you need to know today, April 16th: 

  • Governor Ned Lamont announced that a new software improvement at the Connecticut Department of Labor was launched last night that will significantly increase the speed at which unemployment claim applications can be processed. Paired with the continued manual processing, the originally anticipated six-week wait period will be shortened to one week or less.