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Most federal unemployment benefits will continue uninterrupted December 30 2020 But a new benefit will be delayed for some who earn both regular and gig income. Most Oregonians receiving federal unemployment benefits should continue to get them uninterrupted despite the late signing of legislation that renews them through March 13. Acting Director David Gerstenfeld said the Oregon Employment Department foresees no interruption in payments. He also said the extra $300 per week Congress added to all unemployment benefits might start being paid out next week as well. "It kept 72,000...

SALEM — Most out-of-work Oregonians who received unemployment benefits this week will have a welcome experience next week: Those receiving ordinary unemployment will receive an extra $300, and the 72,000 self-employed workers whose special pandemic benefits were to expire will see them continue seamlessly for up to 11 weeks without missing a beat, David Gerstenfeld, Oregon Employment Department acting director, said on a conference call on Wednesday, Dec. 30. He expressed particular relief that the 72,000 people wouldn’t lose “a critical safety net.” He said both categorie...

Federal aid extended for unemployment benefits Trump finally signs bill with 11-week extension attached to government funding. Thousands of Oregonians may have to wait a little longer for payments, but action by Congress ensures that their unemployment benefits will continue through March 13. President Donald Trump signed the bill Sunday, Dec. 27, after threatening to derail the plan that contains the 11-week extensions. The extensions are part of an $892 billion follow-up pandemic aid plan to the CARES Act that Trump signed on March 27. Both houses of Congress passed the plan Dec....

Federal aid extended for unemployment benefits Trump finally signs bill with 11-week extension attached to government funding. Thousands of Oregonians may have to wait a little longer for payments, but action by Congress ensures that their unemployment benefits will continue through March 13. President Donald Trump signed the bill Sunday, Dec. 27, after threatening to derail the plan that contains the 11-week extensions. The extensions are part of an $892 billion follow-up pandemic aid plan to the CARES Act that Trump signed on March 27. Both houses of Congress passed the plan Dec....

Thousands of Oregonians may have to wait a little longer for payments, but action by Congress could ensure that their unemployment benefits will continue through March 13.