SCDEW: More Layoffs
Last month FITS exclusively reported on “another round of staffing cuts” coming to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW). The reason? An anticipated $7...
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This Is Why S.C. State Is So Terrible
by FITSNews
For those of you unfamiliar with South Carolina State University, it’s the Palmetto State’s largest historically black university – one which is slated to receive...
SCDEW Facing Budget Deficit
by FITSNews
Despite three rounds of layoffs over the last six months, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) is still hemorrhaging taxpayer cash....
SC House Restores SCDEW Rural Offices
Columbia, SC – The S.C. House of Representatives yesterday adopted a bipartisan budget amendment by Rep. Ted Vick (D- Chesterfield) and Rep. Nelson Hardwick (R-Surfside...
Another Round Of SCDEW Layoffs Coming
by FITSNews
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) is preparing for another round of layoffs – its third reduction in force in the last six...
Embattled SCDEW Leader Resigns
by FITSNews
Retired Gen. Abraham Turner – whose two-year tenure at the head of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) has been an unmitigated disaster...
“Mommy, You Got Fired?”
by FITSNews
We’re all for getting rid of excess bureaucracy in government. In fact we’ve proposed the elimination of entire agencies. We believe government at all levels...
SCDEW Doles Out $54.5 Million In “Improper Claims”
by FITSNews
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s scandal-scarred Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) doled out $54.5 million in “improper claims” last year according to data from the...
The Wire: 2/5/2013
by FITSNews
Welcome to the wire! Our pseudo-daily effort to engage the barrage of tips, questions, comments and snippets we receive on a daily basis. Today is...
SCDEW “Regionalizing” Services
by FITSNews
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) is blaming a loss of federal funding for its decision to stop offering in-person unemployment insurance services...