WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost 2 million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs. The ...
SALEM -- Oregonians on unemployment don't need to do anything to continue benefits that were threatened until a federal bailout was made final Thursday. Department staff will move Oregonians into the ...
It’s been seven months since Congress allowed federal unemployment benefits to expire, and in Ohio, Donna Sprague is running out of options. She lost her specialized nursing job in August 2013. She ...
An estimated 28,100 Minnesotans will lose their unemployment insurance on New Years Day unless Congress extend benefits beyond the Dec. 31 expiration date. While Republicans in Congress debate the ...
In another instance of being kicked while down, Senate Republicans and Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson voted against a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for another 6 months. With the ...
Typically, workers who quit their jobs or get fired for cause in many states are ineligible to receive state unemployment benefits. But five states have determined that if employees lose their jobs ...
DES MOINES – Unemployment benefits set to expire Dec. 31 will continue into next year, keeping 30,000 Iowans from losing benefits, Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday. President Barack Obama signed ...