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Unemployment Benefits Would Be Retroactive

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

Jul 31, 202019.3K Shares1.1M Views
Here’s some good news for the long-term unemployedpoised to exhaust their jobless benefits in the midst of Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) one-man standagainst 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 todaythat the provision would benefit 200,000 workers set to exhaust their benefits this week alone.)
That marks a break from the UI extension Congress enactedin November, which didn’t provide retroactive benefits at all.
Update: To clarify, the Democrats’ proposals would , but would only extend the filing deadline for existing benefits, which came and went Feb. 28.
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