Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Update
The Department of Unemployment Assistance will begin issuing the additional 11 weeks of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) provided by the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020. Payments of PUA and the additional $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) will be issued beginning Monday, January 11, 2021. Payments will be retroactive to week ending January 2, 2021 for eligible claimants.
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Christmas Tree Disposal
Anyone needing to get rid of their Christmas Tree safely can do so by putting it out on the curb during the designated, regular trash day. It will be picked up. Please remove all ornaments, lights and decorations.
From Staff Reports
Jan 6, 2021
The Department of Labor has issued guidelines to assist the Texas Workforce Commission in the implementation of the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020.
Payments under this legislation are authorized for the payment week ending Jan. 2, 2021. The act will provide up to 11 additional benefit weeks to Texans on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
CAA extends the unemployment benefits claim programs created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Key provisions of the act include:
The Dec 26, 2020 deadline for expiration of CARES Act benefits has been extended to March 13, 2021.
The legislation includes an extra $300 per week for eligible claimants who are unemployed and receiving benefits during the covered weeks.