The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is reminding Hoosiers that applying for unemployment insurance benefits is completed electronically. Hoosiers can apply on a computer or smart phone.

For more information on unemployment insurance, visit Unemployment.IN.gov. There, Hoosiers can find the Claimant Handbook, Frequently Asked Questions, a link to online filing and more information. Please visit this site frequently for updated information.

• Media interviews featuring DWD Chief of Staff Josh Richardson

  Media interviews featuring DWD Chief of Staff Josh Richardson

  PODCAST: What you Need to Know about Unemployment Now
  IBJ | Monday, April 6

  CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON INDIANA JOBS
  Inside INdiana Business | Monday, April 5

  Indiana works on solution to process over 170,000 unemployment claims in past 2 weeks
  Fox 59 | Wednesday, April 1

  Vigo County unemployment taking direct hit due to COVID-19
  WTWO/WAVW | Friday, March 27

  How to file for unemployment in Indiana if you’ve lost your job during the coronavirus pandemic
  Fox59 Channel 59 Indianapolis (Fox) | Wednesday, March 25

  Experts say to file for employment as soon as possible in the wake of coronavirus layoffs
  WSBT Channel 22 South Bend (CBS/Fox) | Tuesday, March 24

  PODCAST: How to claim unemployment benefits
  WPTA Channel 21 Fort Wayne (ABC) | Tuesday, March 24

  As unemployment claims surge, how Indiana's benefits compare to neighboring states
  Indianapolis Star | Monday, March 23

  Unemployed service workers look for solutions amid coronavirus outbreak
  WTWO Channel 2 Terre Haute (NBC) | Monday, March 23

  More than 20k Hoosiers File for Unemployment in a Week
  WTHI Channel 10 Terre Haute (Fox/CBS) | Friday, March 20

  Filing for unemployment? Most applications will start at a computer
  WTHR Channel 13 Indianapolis (NBC) | Thursday, March 19

  Unemployment Numbers are on the Rise, Here is How you Can File a Claim
  WLFI Channel 18 Lafayette (CBS) | Thursday, March 19

  You may be eligible for unemployment and not know it
  WISH TV Channel 8 Indianapolis | Thursday, March 19

  Indiana Moves to Loosen Unemployment Eligibility
  WIBC 93.1 FM Indianapolis | Wednesday, March 18

  Need to file for unemployment? Hoosiers urged to seek benefits online
  WRTV Channel 6 Indianapolis (ABC) | Tuesday, March 18

COVID in the News

4/27/20: GM hiring 1,000 full, part-time temporary workers at Kokomo plant to make ventilators

4/27/20: How salons, gyms plan to re-open after coronavirus closures

4/27/20: What May Be Needed to Reopen Indiana’s Businesses

4/24/20: Indiana now accepts unemployment claims for self-employed workers

4/23/20: Executive order to speed up appeals of unemployment insurance claims signed

Additional COVID-19 Stories

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Updates from Gov. Holcomb

4/17/20: Holcomb eyes May reopening

4/15/20: Gov. Holcomb working with border states on reopening plans

4/13/20: Holcomb Announces Indiana Businesses Working To Support COVID-19 Response

4/8/20: Governor says nursing homes, long-term care facilities in focus during state’s response

4/6/20: Governor Holcomb opens nonessential businesses on limited basis

Additional Updates from Gov. Holcomb

Indiana Resources

IN State Department of Health:

https://www.in.gov/isdh/

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Home page: https://coronavirus.IN.gov

Unemployment Insurance

Indiana Unemployment 

Hoosiers by the Numbers

This page compiles some of the most useful data available to understand the size, scale and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic. http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/covid19.asp

Workers' Compensation

Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana: https://www.in.gov/wcb/

General Resources

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Interagency Statement on Pandemic Planning. This guidance reminds financial institutions that business continuity plans should address the threat of a pandemic outbreak and its potential impact on the delivery of critical financial services.

Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering

Interactive map. Shows the coronavirus spread in real-time.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Coronavirus Resource Center. This resource page supports the public, business community and insurance professionals understand and manage the risks of the current outbreak of COVID-19.

Society for Human Resource Management

Coronavirus Information and FAQs. This document and the FAQs are intended to provide general information about the novel coronavirus, including how it is transmitted and how you can prevent infection. It does not constitute legal advice on this topic.

NASWA Resources

https://www.naswa.org/resources/coronavirus

International Resources

World Health Organization

COVID-19 advice for the public: Myth busters.

Getting your workplace ready. This document provides tips to take action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak for businesses and employers.

Federal Gov. Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Information for Travel. This page includes information about COVID-19 for travelers and travel-related industries.

Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus 2019. The CDC will update this interim guidance as needed and as additional information becomes available.

Handouts and Posters. Download and print fact sheets to post in your office

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

COVID-19 website. This provides infection prevention information specifically for workers and employers. OSHA is actively reviewing and responding to any complaints regarding workplace protection from novel coronavirus, as well as conducting outreach activities.

Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. The guidance, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is designed to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace.

Wage and Hour Division

COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies website. This provides information on common issues employers and employees face when responding to COVID-19, including effects on wages and hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act and job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.   

Workers’ Compensation

Guidance for federal employees and outlines Federal Employees’ Compensation Act coverage as it relates to the novel coronavirus.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This technical assistance document provides information about Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and pandemic planning in the workplace.

White House Task Force on Coronavirus

Actions for All Americans. This four-page slide deck provides, in part, key tips for keeping workplaces safe when dealing with COVID-19.

A Framework for Mitigation: Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission. The document provides a series of mitigation strategies that state and local health departments may consider employing upon local transmission of COVID-19.