The state of Nevada has hired a third-party vendor to help answer phone calls from people seeking unemployment insurance, a move to ease the overwhelming volume of claims sparked by the coronavirus epidemic.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak said he’s aware of frustrations felt by people experiencing long delays in applying for unemployment benefits, but said benefits will be retroactive when claims are finally processed.