This would end the benefit program such as PUA, among others. Author: WLTX Updated: 11:45 PM EDT May 6, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says the the state will end all participation in federal pandemic unemployment benefit programs by the end of June.
McMaster claims the change is necessary because of the current labor shortage in some sectors. He claims that s because of the continued supplemental unemployment federal payments on top of the state payments.
This essentially would put the state back to its pre-pandemic unemployment program.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (EPUC)
Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC)
Montana to end pandemic unemployment benefits amid worker shortage Incentives matter and the vast expansion of federal unemployment benefits is now doing more harm than good, said Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte ended federal pandemic unemployment benefits but offered those currently on them $1,200 bonuses to return to work and keep their jobs for at least one month. File Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
May 5 (UPI) Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced his state will be the first to stop participating in federal pandemic-related unemployment programs in a move to boost employment. Montana is open for business again, but I hear from too many employers throughout our state who can t find workers. Nearly every sector in our economy faces a labor shortage, the Republican governor said Tuesday in a press release.
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The number of North Carolinians who have filed a state and/or federal unemployment-benefit claims during the COVID-19 pandemic period is approaching 1.5 million.