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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 legislation extending unemployment benefits, …
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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 extensions...
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 regarding extended unemployment benefits. The current extended unemployment compensation provides unemployment benefits for 4 tiers of unemployed workers. The extensions do not provide any additional weeks of unemployment benefits for the long term unemployed. For example, in New York unemployed workers...
New York governer Mr. David Paterson has signed a bill that extends unemployment benefits by extra 13 weeks. Paterson and lawmakers had to rewrite legislation in order to qualify for more than $645 million in federal stimulus money to help more unemployed New Yorkers for a longer time. Paterson said the extended benefits will not increase No related...
The unemployment extension in places does not provide a Tier 5 of additional weeks of unemployment benefits for the long term unemployed (99ers) who have run out of all unemployment benefits. The maximum amount of benefits available is 99 weeks. … Read Full Post
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On November 6th, 2009 President Obama signed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, which would extend unemployment benefits by additional 14 weeks. Unemployed workers in states where the jobless rate is 8.5 percent or above will receive additional 6 weeks for a maximum of 20-week extension. The bill approved by Senate late last week...
What can you do if your unemployment checks have run out, are about to run out, or, if you can’t get by on unemployment benefits , which typically aren’t enough to live on, even in states with generous unemployment compensation plans? In addition to unemployment compensation , there are a variety of other resources available for individuals...
Even though the news is all about the unemployment extension and even though the job market is improving slightly, there are still people losing their jobs – each and every day. If you have lost your job, the first step is to file to for unemployment benefits . You may be able to apply online or over the phone. Your state unemployment...
Depending on extended unemployment benefits to see you through the Great Recession?
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Nearly a million people have lost their unemployment benefits because the Senate failed for the third time Thursday to extend the deadline to file for this safety net.
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