Unemployment Benefits Would Be Retroactive
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Here’s some good news for the long-term unemployed poised to exhaust their jobless benefits in the midst of Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) one-man stand against a temporary filing extension: the Senate’s long-term extension to file for UI benefits, expected to pass the upper chamber this week or next, would provide additional funding — including an extra $25 per week — retroactively beginning March 1, regardless of when the bill should become law. (The National Employment Law Project estimates today that the provision would benefit 200,000 workers set to exhaust their benefits this week alone.)
That marks a break from the UI extension Congress enacted in November, which didn’t provide retroactive benefits at all.
Update: To clarify, the Democrats’ proposals would not create additional tiers of benefits, but would only extend the filing deadline for existing benefits, which came and went Feb. 28.
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Comment posted March 2, 2010 @ 1:30 pm
Someone needs to tell the media including the Washington Independent that they should stop referencing this extension in articles as a “long term employed extension”.
It is only for the short to moderately long unemployed, and it is extremely irresponsible reporting. Many have run out of their last tier, and none of this legislation extends to them. By labeling it a long term unemployed extension, the media is creating confusion and hope for people that have exhausted their 99 weeks.
The term “long term unemployed” is in reference to when the economy is normal. As we all know, these are not normal circumstances, and people are out of work for much longer times.
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Comment posted March 3, 2010 @ 1:13 pm
To: Mike Lillis (author of this article)
I appreciate your attention to the detail of the bill for the long term unemployed. However I have a different interpretation on the verbiage of the bill. I realize that you spoke to Harry Reids office concerning the language of the bill. the exact verbiage of the bill states:
This proposal extends these provisions, including increased unemployment benefits.
If you notice it states ” including increased unemployment benefits.” It does not state extending the expiration date of benefits. Therefore my question is; Could you and Harry Reids office be wrong about the extension of unemployment benefits for those exhausting their Tier IV benefits?
If the bill cost $140 billion over a ten year span. Wouldn't that indicate that a broader spectrum of people will be included in this bill? (e.i.: those whom Tier IV benefits are exhausted). Would you please examine and report on this. Thx.
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Comment posted March 3, 2010 @ 6:13 pm
To: Mike Lillis (author of this article)
I appreciate your attention to the detail of the bill for the long term unemployed. However I have a different interpretation on the verbiage of the bill. I realize that you spoke to Harry Reids office concerning the language of the bill. the exact verbiage of the bill states:
This proposal extends these provisions, including increased unemployment benefits.
If you notice it states ” including increased unemployment benefits.” It does not state extending the expiration date of benefits. Therefore my question is; Could you and Harry Reids office be wrong about the extension of unemployment benefits for those exhausting their Tier IV benefits?
If the bill cost $140 billion over a ten year span. Wouldn't that indicate that a broader spectrum of people will be included in this bill? (e.i.: those whom Tier IV benefits are exhausted). Would you please examine and report on this. Thx.
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Comment posted March 9, 2010 @ 10:13 pm
To Don: The National Employment Law Project, an advocacy group, confirms what Reid's office said: “The UI bill in the Senate will NOT add any more weeks of benefits for anyone,” NELP lobbyist Judy Conti told me. “It’s just about an extension of time for people to qualify for the tiers and benefits that already exist.”
Comment posted March 13, 2010 @ 2:04 am
once again these thieves our government can't come up with money to extend benefits for the long term people who have used there 99 weeks and it's going to cost more to put us on welfare than it would to extend benefits for us. they just added billions of dollars to the health care package for student loans but can't find money for us. what a sad thing to get votes for health care and leave the long term on the streets. they send money all over the world to take care of other countries but they can't even take care of there own people. the economy is going to get worse crime already out of control and now will get even worse.this people is the most corrupt government running the world today. without another extension we are going to end up living in tent cities. welfare does not give enough money to pay the necessities to stay in your home don't give up keep calling and demand they take care of us it's their job and we have the right to demand this. we've payed all our lives from the jobs we've worked and this is what the greatest nation in the world does to their own people. these people running this country at this time have no clue what we are going thru. and i really think they don't care. god bless this great nation we are not at fault for the position we are in!
Comment posted March 18, 2010 @ 5:55 pm
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Comment posted July 22, 2010 @ 3:18 pm
Its about time they pass the bill, i been working at the same job for over 12 yrs now and i am now disabled with no income, I am not asking for anything i didnt work for all my life, this is terrible, maybe now i can rob a bank and get away with it because I have had no income since june 6 with two kids to take care of, this is the worst few months of my entire life, I hope I get back all that was taken from me…grrrrrr…….
Theresa from brooklyn…
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