He said unemployment offices have received more than 640,000 claims since March 15, in addition to 12,000 paper applications that arrived in the mail through FedEx, which offered to print out and send applications for people. Gonzalez and her 11-year-old daughter live with her mother, a sch...
State unemployment offices also administerstate disability programsin the few states that have such. If you're unemployed due to an injury or illness unrelated to your job, then you might be eligible for one or more state disability programs instead of unemployment benefits. ...
Jessie Morancy uses her computer to fill out the application for unemployment benefits as she stays home with her nephew after being laid off from her job at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport on March 27, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Mrs. Morancy said she lost her job as a...
"The period for collecting unemployment benefits varies by state but the maximum period for getting such benefits is 26 weeks," says David Clark, a lawyer and partner at the Clark Law Office, which has offices in Lansing and Okemos, Michigan. How do the states stack up? See the list below...
The Labor Department said Friday that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record, triggered by coast-to-coast shutdowns of factories, stores, offices and other businesses. The breathtaking collapse is certain to intensify the push-pull across the U.S. over how an...
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For example, unemployment benefits in Florida are provided up to 12 weeks, while Massachusetts provides benefits up to 30 weeks. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Fraud Prevention State unemployment offices have measures in place to detect fraud by workers who try to cheat the system. ...
Democrats note that it would likely take months for overstretched state unemployment offices using decades-old software to put in place more targeted programs. “If we don’t put money in the pockets of the American people with their direct payments and unemployment insurance, it will be much wo...
levels until 2023 or 2024,” said Mr. Davenport. “While it isn’t clear when the U.S. economy will fully recover, an important indicator will be the ability for states across the country to keep infection rates low, giving employers the confidence to reopen offices and ramp up hiring.”...
Carolyn Bonaventura works as a civil engineer in water-wastewater management in Orlando, Florida. She was recently hired in a fully remote role. “During COVID, this company obviously sent people home, and they found that it was working so well and really wasn’t impacting their busin...