Since its creation in 1938, Kentucky unemployment insurance was available for up to 26 weeks — or half a year.
Students from Jefferson County Public Schools could leave their graduation rehearsal with a job this week.
"It's as if Kentucky and Gov. Beshear can do whatever he wants or whatever they want," Rob Mitchum said.
Unemployment officials are working with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, the state's Labor Cabinet and the Commonwealth Office of Technology to address the attack.
It's unclear clear how many checks were mistakenly sent out, but the notice from OUI comes with 80,000 unemployment claims still unprocessed.
Appointments are scheduled 18 days out, so the appointment calendar will update daily.
People who need help with unemployment benefits can schedule spots online for as early as Oct. 12, though only one slot for that day remained as of 3:10 p.m. Tuesday.
Gov. Andy Beshear asked us on May 21 to send him names of people who need help with unemployment. By our count, more than 100 have been helped, but many are still waiting. More than 7,000 claims dating to March are unresolved, the state says.
The agreement also increased the amount of weeks residents can receive unemployment by 13 weeks for a total of 39 weeks, Beshear said.