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Unemployment extensions are created by passing new legislation at the federal level, often referred to as an "unemployment extension bill". This new legislation is introduced and passed during times of high or above average unemployment rates. Unemployment extensions are set during a date range in order to estimate their federal cost.
The bill would make a change in application of a certain requirement (nonreduction rule) to a state that has: (1) entered a federal-state EUC agreement, under which the federal government would reimburse the state's unemployment compensation agency making EUC payments to individuals who have exhausted all rights to regular unemployment ...
A rally sponsored by Unemployed Workers Action Group (UWAG.org) [51] took place on Wall Street in New York City on August 12, 2010, to support the S.3706 Tier 5 unemployment extension bill. It was held at Federal Hall National Memorial, at 26 Wall Street in New York City.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.-D) has called for the unemployment programs introduced under the March 2020 CARES Act to be extended through January 2022. AOC told viewers during a virtual town...
Similarly, ten Florida workers also filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron Desantis on Sunday, saying the state has a statutory obligation to pay unemployed workers the additional $300 in weekly ...
The Trump administration is considering taking unilateral action on measures like enhanced unemployment insurance and a moratorium on evictions if it can't agree with Congress on an economic ...
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted problems with U.S. unemployment benefits -- and they're hoping for longterm changes in a post-pandemic world.