Charisse Childers
State Reopens PUA System for Out-of-Work Arkansans
The state’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance system reopened after undergoing changes mandated by the federal Continued Assistance Act (CAA) that Congress approved in December. read more >
State Confirms Insurance Claim in Web ‘Breach’
Arkansas officials confirmed last week that the state filed an insurance claim in a May 15 website security lapse that exposed sensitive data on 30,000 Arkansans seeking pandemic unemployment benefits. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
DWS to Lawmakers: Aging System, Quick Work Contributed to PUA Problems
An aging unemployment system and a desire to get money to unemployed people quickly contributed to problems with the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance rollout in Arkansas, DWS leaders say. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Charisse Childers Named Director of Workforce Services Division
Mike Preston, the newly-appointed state Secretary of Commerce, his hired Charisse Childers to serve as director of the Division of Workforce Services when it becomes part of the department on July 1. read more >
Arkansas Worker Education Ready for Makeover
Over a year after state Sen. Jane English began her crusade to reform workforce education in Arkansas, Charisse Childers is poised to carry out what English thinks is the centerpiece of that reformation: Act 892 of 2015, signed into law last month. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Asa Hutchinson Taps Leon Jones as Labor Director, Charisse Childers as Career Education Director
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has picked Leon Jones Jr. as new director of the Arkansas Department of Labor, and Charisse Childers as the new director of the Arkansas Department of Career Education. read more >
Sign up for Daily E-news
Sign Up
THIS WEEK’S EDITION
This Week’s Stories
View Digital Edition
