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Jump in claims spurs Kansas to ask people to limit filings

| April 16, 2020 1:03 PM

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is asking jobless workers to limit when they file claims for unemployment benefits and has temporarily suspended a website function allowing people to check the status of their claims because of a surge in claims overwhelming the computer system for processing them.

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