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Gov. Kim Reynolds rejected federal extended unemployment benefits starting in May 2021. Several recipients sued over the cutoff of their benefits Iowans can't sue over early end to COVID-19 ...
Changes to Iowa's jobless benefits worked: The system efficiently helps Iowans get back to earning a paycheck, writes Michael Greibrok.
Business owners say decreased unemployment costs are helping them cope with inflation. But labor advocates say the cuts could drive workers away
In the United States, there is a standard of 26 weeks of unemployment compensation, known as "regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits".As of December 2020, the U.S. has three programs for extending unemployment benefits: [1] Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), Extended Benefits (EB), and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).
The most recent extension was provided by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which extended unemployment benefits until the end of 2013. [ 2 ] The United States Department of Labor 's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average (mean) duration of unemployment in weeks was 37.2 weeks in November 2013. [ 3 ]
The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 111th United States Congress by Congressman Jim McDermott that would give an extra 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to jobless workers in states with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or more. [1]
The bill, a major policy priority of Gov. Kim Reynolds, also would require workers to take lower-paying jobs sooner or risk losing their benefits. Iowa House, Senate Republicans vote to slash ...
A pandemic-related boost in unemployment benefits ended this week, leaving many workers stranded. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...