Initial CARES Act beneficiaries need not reapply
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The Texas Workforce Commission will automatically enroll all Texans who previously received benefits under the CARES Act that passed in March.Matthew Busch / Bloomberg
The Texas Workforce Commission will automatically enroll all Texans who previously received benefits under the CARES Act that passed in March. There is no need for people to call or reapply, the agency said Thursday.
The Dec. 26 deadline for expiration of CARES Act benefits has been extended to March 13. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidelines to assist the TWC in deploying funds from the stimulus package President Donald Trump signed on Sunday. The new legislation includes an extra $300 per week for eligible claimants who are unemployed and receiving benefits during the covered weeks.
New unemployment benefits: What Virginians need to know
New unemployment benefits: What Virginians need to know By A.J. Nwoko | December 30, 2020 at 10:33 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:05 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Millions of Virginians fear they may not be eligible for unemployment beyond Dec. 26 when coverage temporarily lapsed. But the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) says you’re still covered.
“My advice to those folks is that as long you are still unemployed you should continue to file those weekly claims,” William Walton.
Walton is the Deputy Commissioner at the VEC and has oversight over the state’s unemployment insurance program(U.I.) and its various support functions operated by the VEC.
GDOL Anticipates No Delay In Eligible UI Payments For Extended Benefits Thursday, December 31, 2020
The Georgia Department of Labor is working to complete the requirements for the extension of benefits for the programs included in the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
For those claimants who received a weekly benefit payment for week ending Dec. 26 from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program or the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program with funds still available in their claim, eligible payments will be released next week without a lapse in unemployment benefits. The new $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) will also be issued to eligible claimants receiving at least $1 in weekly regular state UI, PUA, PEUC, or State Extended Benefits beginning with first payable week ending Jan. 2, 2021.
News to Know for Dec. 31: No $2k stimulus checks; Unemployment update; Celebrate the New Year safely The GOP leader made clear he is unwilling to budge, despite political pressure from Trump and even some fellow Republican senators demanding action. (Source: Nicholas Kamm/Pool Photo via AP, File) By Adrianna Hargrove | December 31, 2020 at 6:42 AM EST - Updated December 31 at 6:42 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Hereâs a glimpse at our top headlines before you head out the door.
Few Rain Showers To End 2020
A small warmup Thursday will be quickly replaced by a cold and rainy New Years Day.
Today will be cloudy with a few light scattered showers, especially in the morning.
December 31, 2020
Maine Dept. of Labor Receives Initial Federal Guidance, Working to Implement Federal UI Extensions
AUGUSTA - The U.S. Department of Labor has issued the first of several expected guidance documents that provides overarching implementation information about unemployment insurance (UI) provisions contained in the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020, which extends federal unemployment programs such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).
Additionally, the legislation reauthorizes and modifies the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program (FPUC), which expired July 31, 2020, to provide an additional $300 per week to supplement benefits for weeks of unemployment beginning December 27, 2020, and ending on March 13, 2021.