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The Kansas Department of Labor says the federal Continued Assistance Act has reauthorized the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program.
This means an additional $300 weekly benefit for people who are eligible for at least $1 of their unemployment compensation benefit amount. The $300 benefit is half the original amount at the start of the pandemic.
The reauthorized program started payouts Friday and will continue until March 20 unless adjusted.
The Labor Department has been sharply criticized, both by the general public and by lawmakers, for its slow response to the pandemic-based demand since March. Department administrators and Governor Laura Kelly have said the equipment was antiquated and there wasn t enough staff, but lawmakers also say the department was authorized for more personnel but pulled back staffing levels shortly after that approval. Like other labor departments across the country, it is also battling a raft of id
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced Saturday that it will begin issuing Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits thi
Thousands of Pennsylvania residents are eligible to start receiving an extra $300 per week in unemployment payments.About 127,000 claimants in the Unemployment Compensation and Extended Benefits programs were eligible for the $300 boost starting on Jan. 12, 2021 according to the Department of Labor and Industry.The money comes from an extension of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. The extension was part of the federal COVID-19 relief package passed last month.The additional benefits will be added automatically.Meanwhile, state officials said they are still waiting for guidance from the federal government on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs, which were extended through the federal government s stimulus package.Unemployment payment problemsPUA and PEUC claimants are currently unable to file for weeks after Dec. 26. WGAL has more on that major problem here.UPDATE: Pa. Labor and Industry officials bl
Daily initial state and federal unemployment claims in North Carolina declined for a third consecutive report, the state Division of Employment Security said Friday.
Initial unemployment-insurance benefit claims in North Carolina dropped last week following a short wave of increases, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.