IDES Preparing to Administer New Federal COVID-19 Relief Legislation kaperadio1550.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kaperadio1550.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Unemployment Payments Likely Won’t Lapse Despite Trump Delay in Signing Bill: Labor
Millions of unemployed Americans will probably not miss benefits, the Department of Labor said Tuesday.
Two key programs, the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, lapsed on Saturday after President Donald Trump failed to sign the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that included extensions for the programs.
Trump signed the bill on Sunday.
Lawmakers said the delay would cause millions to lose out on payments.
“If Donald Trump does not sign the relief bill by the end of the day he will deny billions of dollars in support to some of the neediest people in this country during the holidays season,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) said in a statement over the weekend.
–On Dec. 21, Congress passed legislation that will extend federal unemployment benefits that were set to expire after Dec. 26.
Now signed into law by President Donald Trump, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will implement the new programs when it receives guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor describing how the states will be required to follow the law. However, EDD is making program adjustments with what information is available so when federal guidelines and details become available, EDD can complete the necessary programming to make these new benefits available as soon as possible.
As of Dec. 24, legislation passed by Congress extends and expands the federal unemployment benefits:
State says federal jobless aid could be delayed several weeks after Trump delays signing CARES Act lancasteronline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancasteronline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.