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VEC: Significant changes made since start of COVID-19 pandemic
VEC: Significant changes made since start of COVID-19 pandemic By Karina Bolster | March 11, 2021 at 4:19 PM EST - Updated March 11 at 6:14 PM
HENRICO Co., Va. (WWBT) - Thousands of Virginians are still dealing with unemployment impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; nearly 14,000 people filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as the pandemic reached the one-year mark.
On Thursday, NBC12 spoke with Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) spokeswoman, Joyce Fogg, about the past year and the challenges that came with it.
Fogg believes the VEC is starting to get both feet back on the ground as staff works nearly seven days per week to catch up with the backlog of concerns.
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On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 a $1.9 trillion economic relief package. While the legislation marks the first major legislative victory for President Biden and the administration, it is the sixth federal legislative relief package aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. The legislation continues some programs established in these previous efforts, but it also adds some important components. Set forth below are some of the major provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act.
Direct Stimulus Payments
The legislation provides a third round of direct-payment stimulus checks to eligible recipients. Individuals with yearly adjusted gross incomes of $75,000 or less will receive checks in the amount of $1,400 (plus $1,400 for each eligible dependent). Those earning more than $75,000 will receive less than $1,400, and the benefit is completely phased out for individuals e
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