Senate Democrats agree on extending unemployment benefits to workers in every stateOctober 8th, 2009 Senate Democrats reach deal on extending benefitsWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless workers across the country who are in danger of running out of assistance by the end of the year. The agreement would give an additional 14 weeks of benefits to jobless workers in all 50 states.
Senate Democrats agree to extend jobless benefits to nearly 2M set to run out of assistanceOctober 8th, 2009 Senate Democrats agree to extend jobless benefitsWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless workers across the country who are in danger of running out of assistance by the end of the year. The agreement would give an additional 14 weeks of benefits to jobless workers in all 50 states.
NYS Unemployment Benefit OnlineOctober 4th, 2009 New York State (NYS) unemployment rose from 8.6% in July to 9% in August, at a 26 year high and very close to the national average of 9.7%. However there is good news.
Senate Democrats from states that would miss out on extension of jobless benefits cry foulOctober 1st, 2009 Jobless benefits extension hits snag in SenateWASHINGTON — A House-passed bill to give another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to people from states where the jobless rate is at least 8.5 percent has bogged down in the Senate because of resistance from lawmakers whose states have lower unemployment and would be left out. With hundreds of thousands having already lost their benefits or about to lose them in the coming weeks, Senate leaders were scrambling to come up with a compromise.
Correction: Unemployment benefits storySeptember 30th, 2009 Correction: Unemployment benefits storyNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In a Sept.
US Dept. of Labor gives Neb. $777,307 for several projects to improve unemployment benefitsSeptember 30th, 2009 Neb. gets $777,307 to better unemployment benefitsLINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Labor will receive more than $750,000 to upgrade the technology used to deliver unemployment benefits in the state.
Group of state labor commissioners urges US Senate to extend unemployment benefitsSeptember 24th, 2009 State labor officials: Extend benefits for joblessNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Labor commissioners from 18 states urged the U.S.
Meltdown 101: How will extended jobless benefits work _ and who will benefit from them?September 23rd, 2009 Meltdown 101: How extended jobless benefits workWASHINGTON — Congress is moving to extend unemployment benefits as about 1.3 million of the jobless are at risk of running out by the end of this year. But the extra coverage won't initially be available in every state.
House votes to extend jobless benefits 13 weeks in high-unemployment statesSeptember 22nd, 2009 House votes to extend jobless benefitsWASHINGTON — Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House on Tuesday. The House bill, which applies to 27 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher, would add to the already-record levels of benefits that have been available to the jobless as the country struggles to recover from its prolonged economic malaise.
House to vote to extend jobless benefits in high-unemployment statesSeptember 22nd, 2009 House to vote to extend jobless benefitsWASHINGTON — The jobless in those states hardest hit by the recession would get some short-term federal relief under House legislation extending unemployment benefits, already at record levels, for 13 weeks. The bill, if enacted into law, would offer a reprieve to more than 300,000 jobless workers who are slated to run out of unemployment compensation at the end of September and the more than 1 million expected to exhaust their benefits by the end of the year.
Amid continuing stagnant job market, House moves to extend UI benefitsSeptember 21st, 2009 House moves to extend unemployment benefitsWASHINGTON — Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no immediate end to their economic miseries. A bill offered by Rep.
Mo. projected to borrow more than $2.7B from feds over 5 years to pay jobless benefitsSeptember 2nd, 2009 Mo. projected to borrow $2.7B for jobless benefitsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri may have to borrow more than $2.7 billion from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits over the next five years.
House GOP whip argues $787B stimulus law a disappointment, says too many still out of workAugust 18th, 2009 Cantor: Stimulus not working as well as advertisedWASHINGTON — A member of the House Republican leadership says he doesn't think the $787 billion economic stimulus program the Obama administration pushed through Congress earlier this year has worked as advertised. House GOP Whip Eric Cantor of Richmond said Tuesday that no one should be touting the benefits of stimulus — as Vice President Joe Biden has — at a time when national unemployment is at 9.4 percent.
Bill would extend benefits to relatives of paramedics and EMTs who are killed in line of dutyJune 26th, 2009 Bill would extend benefits to paramedics' familiesMONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's two U.S.
NJ appeals court denies unemployment benefits for Verizon employees who took buyoutJune 5th, 2009 Court denies benefits for workers who took buyoutNEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals court has ruled against dozens of former Verizon employees who were denied unemployment benefits after accepting a voluntary severance package.
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