| ...before the weekend | May 29, 2020 Viewpoint: DEW getting it right under immense pressure "Just under a year ago, unemployment statistics were swirling steadily downward into record-low percentages, and our employer insurance trust fund was in the best position in its history. However, in just two weeks’ time, nonessential businesses closed, and we saw a massive unemployment surge as applications multiplied." Patrick Bryant, founder of Go To Team and a member of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Review Committee, gives his thoughts on what the department is doing right during the coronavirus pandemic. | 