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The Alabama Department of Labor is currently reviewing the CARES Act unemployment extension provisions contained in H.R. 133. The resolution has been passed by both houses of Congress and now awaits the president’s signature.
“These provisions will bring additional unemployment compensation to tens of thousands of Alabamians,” said Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. “This much needed relief will help those who remain out of work due to the pandemic. I’d like to thank Congress for their work to help these Alabamians who need it so much.”
ADOL is currently awaiting additional guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor on how to implement these CARES Act extensions in Alabama, and we cannot begin paying benefits under these new and extended programs until that guidance has been received. While the Department does not expect delays related to technology, it will take some time to receive and implement guidance and regulations fro
Who, in their right mind, saw it coming?
After a relatively quiet, rather “normal” first quarter, we all learned of a “new normal” that would reshape just about every aspect of daily life for those lucky enough survive the global pandemic known as COVID-19.
But first a little happiness arrived before the sorrow.
Following the New Year’s celebrations and promise to commit to resolutions, the first baby of the year was born at UPMC Susquehanna.
The baby arrived shortly before 5 a.m. Jan. 2. The story, aptly written by veteran newspaper man Philip A. Holmes, the lead police and fire reporter for the Sun-Gazette, described how Dusty Harkey was 37 weeks pregnant when she walked into the Williamsport Regional Medical Center’s Birthplace.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that the government would begin to send out $600 checks to millions of Americans next week. This money will recirculate in the economy and will help small business, the Treasury secretary said.
The $600 checks will only go out to individuals making less than $75,000 a year or couples making less than $150,000. Similar to the previous CARES Act, individuals making between $75,000 and $100,000 will receive gradually smaller payments while individuals making $100,000 or more will not receive a payment. However, Dependent children will be receiving $600 this time, rather than $500.
Not everybody thinks this is enough.
Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has insisted that any new relief bill include another round of checks worth $1,200 for low and middle-income Americans.
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Greenwich) speaks to reporters in 2019. (File photo)
NORWALK, Conn. The newly passed federal stimulus bill should provide about $5 billion to Connecticut’s schools, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Greenwich) said. The hardest hit businesses can apply for more Personal Protection Program (PPP) loans and unemployment benefits have been extended and expanded. If you got a direct payment in the first stimulus wave, you’re likely getting another check.
Plus, everyone should be able to get free vaccinations against COVID-19.
Himes shared this information in a tele-town hall, broadcasting from the United States capital ahead of the vote on the package.
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Vermont Business Magazine Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) voted on Monday to pass a $900 billion bipartisan bill to deliver immediate relief to Americans suffering because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bill includes significant relief for families, individuals, small businesses, schools, and healthcare providers. It also includes robust funding for vaccine distribution and COVID testing and tracing.
“This compromise is not the perfect bill, but it’s critical and long overdue. I supported this relief bill because it will provide a lifeline to individuals, families, and small businesses who have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic going into a brutal winter,” said Welch. “Though this bill does not go nearly far enough, the relief is immediate and necessary, including additional unemployment benefits for those who have lost their jobs, direct payments to help keep Americans afloat during this difficult time, increased food benef