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“This is much-needed relief for Connecticut’s unemployed residents,” Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby said in a statement. “The PUA and PEUC programs alone cover 64,000 people, more than half of whom would lose benefits entirely without federal action. With the Trust Fund and Shared Work provisions, there is an eye on economic recovery as well – keeping workers attached to jobs will be critical for businesses ramping back up. I applaud Connecticut’s Congressi...

CARES Act II Will Provide Relief for Unemployed and Help Connecticut Businesses in Economic Recovery Written by Gov. Ned Lamont Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby today provided an update on the Emergency Coronavirus Recovery Act of 2020, known as the CARES Act extension. The law protects Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs; allocates an additional $300 per week benefit f...

Time running out to apply for extra $300 payment for some unemployed workers Updated Dec 24, 2020; Posted Dec 24, 2020 Time is running out for individuals unemployed in August or early September to apply for up to $300 extra in jobless benefits from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program. The deadline is 9:59 p.m. Friday. Facebook Share Individuals who were unemployed or partially unemployed for six weeks in August and September due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive up to $300 a week ext...

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, speaks to upstate New York media on a Zoom conference call Monday, Dec. 21 before he voted for the $900 billion COVID relief bill. (News photo — Andy Flynn) LAKE PLACID — Both New York senators — Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand — and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, voted Monday, Dec. 21 for the $900 billion pandemic relief package aimed at delivering financial help to citizens and businesses and to help state...

3:11 New York Senator Chuck Schumer said the most recent stimulus bill is a survival bill, not a long term plan for economic recovery. “There’s all different kind of dollars.  Is it enough? No.  And the thing I most regret is (Mitch) McConnell blocked state and local aid.  We have found some other ways to get the localities some aid through education, transportation and vaccine distribution (assistance).” That includes $5 billion to help New York schools, $4 billion for mass transit s...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: After months of debate, Congress has passed, and President Trump is expected to sign, a COVID-19 relief, appropriations, and tax bill. Doubtlessly, the Bill, which is nearly 6,000 pages long, will undergo much scrutiny and analysis over the ensuing days and weeks.   But, judging from available legislative summaries, the following are key provisions of which employers should be aware. Tax Provisions Extension and Expansion of the Emp...

Published December 16. 2020 7:34PM  Mark Pazniokas and Keith M. Phaneuf, The Connecticut Mirror With the restaurant industry desperate for help, Gov. Ned Lamont told a business audience Wednesday that his administration is planning at least another $25 million in COVID-19 aid for small businesses in addition to the $50 million in grants now being processed. He spoke to the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce at a virtual luncheon an hour before House Republicans proposed their own $50 million grant ...

Cloe Poisson / CTMirror.org With the restaurant industry desperate for help, Gov. Ned Lamont told a business audience Wednesday that his administration is planning at least $25 million more in COVID-19 aid for small businesses in addition to the $50 million in grants now being processed. He spoke to the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce at a virtual luncheon an hour before House Republicans proposed their own $50 million grant program and other relief measures for restaurants and bars. Lamont ...

Consensus building for COVID aid to restaurants Cloe Poisson :: CTMirror.org Last summer, Sammy Bajraktarevic, (right) owner of Luce Restaurant in Middletown, and server Alex Cirikovic measured a six-foot distance between tables as they set up a dining area in the restaurant’s parking lot beneath a tent in preparation to reopen for outdoor dining. Currently, indoor dining is limited to 50% of capacity and a six-foot distance between tables. With the restaurant industry desperate for help, Gov...