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Extra federal help for the jobless will end next month as Connecticut’s unemployment rate falls and the labor force rebuilds from the worst of the business lockdown caused by COVID-19. The 13 ...
Just three weeks after Connecticut unveiled a $60 million updated unemployment insurance benefits system, employers are noticing fraudulent claims. Rich Siegel, president of Unemployment Tax ...
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years. Jobless claim applications ticked down by 1,000 ...
Seal of the United States Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi showing support for the Heroes Act. The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or Heroes Act (), was proposed legislation acting as a $3 trillion stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, intended to supplement the earlier CARES Act stimulus package. [1]
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.
In a statement, the White House said the law "provides paid leave, establishes free coronavirus testing, supports strong unemployment benefits, expands food assistance for vulnerable children and families, protects front-line health workers, and provides additional funding to states for the ongoing economic consequences of the pandemic, among other provisions."
Colorado's base hour wage is rising to $14.81, up 39 cents, due to inflation.Connecticut workers will make an hourly minimum of $16.35, up 66 cents, and adjusted for inflation.Delaware's minimum ...
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.