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Iowa Workforce Development anticipates a gap in federal unemployment benefits that are set to expire Dec. 26 regardless of whether the federal government passes a stimulus bill before the program ends.
After a potential bill is signed, IWD still will need to wait for guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor before issuing federal benefits.
That’s likely to result in a payment gap lasting “an unknown period of time,” according to a news release.
“We will work diligently to implement the necessary changes as soon as we possibly can,” IWD said in the news release.
“We will have limited resources available to answer customer service calls over the holiday season.”
Unemployed Floridians will see relief many have prayed for
The new federal COVID-19 relief bill will give unemployed Americans an extra $300 per week, plus another round of stimulus checks. Author: Josslyn Howard Updated: 6:06 PM EST December 22, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. After months of gridlock, the new COVID-19 relief bill is on its way to becoming a law.
Congress passed the package late Monday night, and now it is awaiting the president’s signature.
This bill is a long time coming for unemployed Floridians, as many have been in fear of losing their benefits on December 26, when the CARES Act programs expire.
The bill calls for an 11-week extension on federal CARES Act programs like Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The bill will provide will also provide an additional $300 weekly federal supplement to go with unemployment payments.
Oregon Employment Dept. welcomes COVID relief funding, but warns of gap
Urges recipients not to call but to sign up for email updates
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday it s pleased Congress has passed an extension of federal benefit programs, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation but warned of a possible gap in benefits.
Without an extension of PUA or PEUC, about 70,000 Oregonians would have lost a vital safety net after Dec. 26. We are glad Oregonians no longer have to worry about an abrupt end to this critical financial support, the agency said in a news release, which continues below:
While vaccine distribution has started among local healthcare workers, the latest figures posted to the Alamance County Health Department website Wednesday morning show the pandemic is more widespread than ever.
There have been a total of 10,057 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alamance County since March and 136 deaths.
Figures made available on Monday indicates 670 new cases confirmed in the past week and seven new deaths. Two more deaths have been added as of Wednesday morning. The Health Department reported 919 individuals remain in isolation, while 8,886 have recovered, according to Monday figures. Fifty-six people were hospitalized for COVID-related care as of Monday.An average of 112 new cases has been reported per day in the last week, including 133 on Monday.