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SYRACUSE (TNS) â New Yorkers who already get unemployment benefits do not need to call the state labor department to get the extra $300 approved by the federal government at the end of December.
The extra money and two extended federal programs will kick in Sunday, the first date allowed by the federal government.
People who are already in a program should continue to certify each week as usual and they will automatically get the extended benefits, according to the labor department.
Congress approved the extra relief in the last week of December, after the last round of extra benefits expired. States were given little time to adjust and get the money to millions of unemployed people without missing a check.
As the state begins to roll out changes and extensions to unemployment compensation, courtesy of the new stimulus bill, some Floridians worry it won’t be smooth. Community activist Vanessa Brito, who’s been helping decipher and guide people through the unemployment system for months, is preparing for the worst. “I want people to be prepared for […]
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The Stamford Department of Health’s Clinic is now offering COVID-19 vaccinations to licensed health care providers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended rollout of the vaccine to the public can be found here.
Mayor Martin hosted a COVID-19 Update Livestream on Tuesday.
A recording of this livestream is available on Facebook.
The presentation used in this livestream is available here
Mayor Martin will host another COVID-19 Update Livestream on Tuesday, January 5
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Today December 31 Stamford has 9,267 confirmed cases. Last week December 23 Stamford had 8,639 confirmed cases. These numbers suggest Stamford has had 574 new cases in the past week, roughly 72 new cases per day on average. The City of Stamford has compiled a visualization of data up to December 29.
You don’t need to call the NY unemployment office to get extra $300; when benefits start
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 01, 2021
Visitors to the Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel due to closures over coronavirus concerns in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)AP
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New Yorkers who already get unemployment benefits do not need to call the state labor department to get the extra $300 approved by the federal government at the end of December.
The extra money and two extended federal programs will kick in Sunday, the first date allowed by the federal government.