COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment agency is yanking benefits from thousands of people who are not searching for work through its online database.
A new policy by the Department of Employment and Workforce requires those receiving benefits to search for at least one job weekly through the agency's Web site, as a way to verify they are looking for work as required.
Not doing so leads to a loss of benefits for that week.
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