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January 20 Update: The National Employment Law Project is urging Congress to continue the extended unemployment benefits program, including full federal funding of Extended Benefits, the $25 per week in Federal Additional Compensation, and the 65% 15-month COBRA subsidy through the end of 2010. Action is needed now because the current unemployment extensions are set to expire at the end of February. Here’s how to send a message to Congress ask them to extend benefits for workers who are going to run out: http://www.nelp.org/page/speakout/FederalUI2010 If you’re out of work, please add your story to our collection: Share Your Unemployment Story Read Unemployed Worker Stories December 22 Update: President Obama has signed…
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Unless Congress passes another unemployment extension, the current extended unemployment benefits program will expire on February 28. Unemployed workers will start receiving notices from their state unemployment offices letting them know their benefits will end. This will happen, even though benefits may be extended when Congress returns from...
There has been quite a bit of confusion about the new unemployment extension , which provides for an additional 14 weeks of extended benefit coverage for every state and an additional 6 weeks in high unemployment states. Part of the reason is that the new legislation changed the exisiting tiers of benefits. The new third tier of EUC will provide...
Despite the latest unemployment extension passed by Congress, many unemployed workers will start running out of benefits at the end of the year because the extended benefits provided by American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) are set to expire. In addition, the 65% COBRA subsidy, the $25 supplemental payment, and the partial suspension of Federal...
November 4 Update: The Senate has voted in favor of an unemployment extension. The Senate voted 98 – 0 to extend jobless benefits by 14 weeks for every state and an additional 6 weeks, for a total of 20 weeks, in high unemployment states where unemployment is over 8.5%. The House needs to approve the extension, which then goes...
November 2 Update: The Senate voted 85-2 Monday to limit debate and move ahead on an unemployment extension vote. A final vote is expected later this week. The Senate unemployment extension legislation would provide up to 14 additional weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to out-of-work people whose benefits are running out. Unemployed workers...
Though the Senate reached cloture on a jobs bill yesterday afternoon, they still have yet to vote on extending unemployment insurance. As we’ve said ad infinitum , with the latest extension ending February 28, a million job-seekers could lose their benefits in March alone. NELP points to what that means for the states . For instance, In California...
October 2 Update: Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Finance Committee, introduced legislation – the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2009 – that provides additional weeks of federal unemployments benefits…
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This is what’s reportedly coming today : Lawmakers expect to extend the deadline to file for jobless benefits and the COBRA health coverage subsidy by two months. As it stands now, the deadline to apply for federally paid unemployment benefits and for the 65% insurance subsidy is Dec. 31. It would also maintain the stimulus-funded $25 boost in...
Having beaten the Republican obstruction spearheaded by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) of a 30-day continuation of extended unemployment benefits last week, the Senate returns today to a larger measure that would continue those programs through 2010. The New York Times reported yesterday : The tax measure on the Senate floor would extend added unemployment...
Attempts to pass an emergency one month extension of expanded jobless benefit programs continued to be blocked in the Senate yesterday by retiring Republican Senator and Hall of Fame Shame pitcher Jim Bunning of Kentucky. More than 200,000 jobless workers will lose unemployment benefits this week as the February 28th cut-off to extend benefits lapses...
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