Power restored at Employment and Workforce

A power outage yesterday morning prompted the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce to power down its servers, causing a delay in services. But the MyBenefits portal (mybenefits.dew.sc.gov) is now operational, and claimants may also file by phone and speak with representatives at 1-866/831-1724. DEW is extending its operating hours today and tomorrow until 7 p-m. And, to mitigate something like this happening again, the department is installing a generator to be operational in fewer than 90 days.