CNBCflipped into Top NewsGOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through Decemberverified_publisherCNBC - Kayla TauscheRepublicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance benefit at a dramatically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week, …
Business Insiderflipped into Top StoriesHouse Democrats roll out $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that includes $600 federal unemployment benefits and a 2nd round of $1,200 direct paymentsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Joseph Zeballos-RoigHouse Democrats on Monday unveiled a $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that includes reviving the $600 federal unemployment benefit and sending a second round of stimulus checks to millions of American taxpayers. House Democrats in May passed a $3.4 trillion spending package called the Heroes Act. (The …
Jul 30, 2020New Yorkers get 20 extra weeks of unemployment benefits amid coronavirusnydailynews.com - Dave GoldinerNew Yorkers can collect unemployment benefits for an additional 20 weeks in a move designed to cushion those thrown out of work by the coronavirus …
FOX Businessflipped into CoronavirusPelosi draws line in stimulus talks, says House won't accept short-term extension of unemployment benefitsverified_publisherFOX Business - Marisa SchultzHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday shut down any suggestion that Democrats would pass a standalone extension of expiring unemployment benefits if lawmakers can't reach a deal on the broader coronavirus relief bill in the coming days. "No, no, no," Pelosi said emphatically Friday at a Capitol news …
Business Insiderflipped into Top StoriesThe GOP says it will roll out its initial coronavirus relief bill next week — after the $600 weekly unemployment benefit expires for millions of Americansverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Joseph Zeballos-RoigRepublicans said they would introduce their coronavirus relief legislation next week, after the $600 weekly federal supplement to unemployment benefits expires for millions of Americans. The GOP had expected to roll out a roughly $1 trillion spending package this week but was held up by infighting, …
NBC Newsflipped into BusinessAt risk of losing their home, health, and internet: 12 million Americans still waiting for unemployment benefitsNBC News - Martha C. White"They tell me to just wait — but my bills are all behind, my pantry is empty, and we’re about to lose internet — so the kids won't even be able to do their online schooling,” said one father. Six months into the pandemic, some laid-off workers find themselves waiting weeks or even months to receive …
NBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesFraudsters steal millions from unemployment coffers, adding to pain of those still waiting for benefitsNBC News - Ezra Kaplan“Criminals knew the priority was to get that money into the hands of Americans sooner than later. So they just jumped on an opportunity,” one investigator said. Over $1 billion in unemployment aid is being threatened by fraud, in schemes ranging from lying about personal income to sophisticated …
PBS NewsHourflipped into Headlines‘There’s no end in sight.’ Millions fear loss of unemployment benefits amid pandemicPBS NewsHour - Dorothy Hastings, Candice Norwood, Courtney VinopalWhen the coronavirus began spreading throughout the U.S. in March, Lisa Mistretta, 52, a private home caregiver for hospice patients, was given an …
MSNBCflipped into MSNBCRepublicans argue over scope of unemployment benefits amid coronavirus relief talksMSNBCNBC News' Sahil Kapur breaks down how internal Republican party divisions over the coronavirus aid put Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsEnding the extra $600 federal benefit will harm 'vast majority' of unemployed workers, especially women and people of colorverified_publisherCNBC - Alicia AdamczykIf Congress decides not to extend the extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits past its July 31 end date, the "vast majority" of unemployed …
Venerable Bedeflipped into Criminal GovernmentThe extra $600 unemployment benefit keeping millions of Americans afloat is about to expire—just as jobless claims are back on the riseverified_publisherFortune - Christopher Rugaber, The Associated PressSubscribe to Outbreak, a daily roundup of stories on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global business, delivered free to your inbox. The …
