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Massachusetts Guard helps process unemployment claims

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Massachusetts Guard helps process unemployment claims U.S. Army Sixty soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard have been activated by Gov. Charlie Baker to help process a surge in unemployment claims due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Guard's "Steel Dragon" task force is processing about 6,000 of the 9,800 cases a day handled by the state as part of Operation Honest Pay. The cases are pandemic claims and are separate from the normal workload of the Department of Unemployment Assistance. Guard members are handling the claims from June 1 to Aug. 31. The 60 soldiers from 12 units are a melting pot of military occupational specialties, including military intelligence, truck drivers, combat engineers, mechanics and a variety of others. READ MORE

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