Stories tagged: "unemployment benefits"

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Crime How Fraudsters Are Ripping Off Unemployed Americans — Even During a Pandemic

Amid the pandemic-driven economic recession, fraudsters continue to find ways to scam unemployed Americans out of their money.

Mikhal Weiner Mikhal Weiner January 4, 2021 8:59 am EST
Economy As the economy continues to sputter, a new report by the GAO alleges that a majority of states underpaid freelancers, contractors, and the self-employed.
Economy Some Unemployed Americans Were Underpaid Through COVID-19 Relief Program, Report Finds

Gig workers and the self-employed were not paid what they were due through COVID unemployment programs in a majority of states across the country.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers December 1, 2020 4:29 pm EST
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Economy $323 a Week: How One Michigan Family of Five Is Surviving on Unemployment

Before the coronavirus eliminated this family’s only source of income, they lived a typical middle-class life in a farmhouse. Now they borrow money just to eat.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain September 22, 2020 2:24 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Experts Warn of ‘Dramatic Increase’ in Suicides as Unemployment and Evictions Continue

And Republicans are still refusing to pass a bill to extend federal unemployment benefits and a federal moratorium on evictions.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 13, 2020 3:45 pm EDT
Coronavirus Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, accompanied by White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, left, speaks to members of the media following a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. as negotiations continue on a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Coronavirus Unemployment Expired 6 Days Ago and Republicans Still Haven’t Passed a Bill to Fix That

If the benefits aren't renewed, economists say consumer spending will decline more than it did during the Great Recession.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 5, 2020 3:14 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
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Coronavirus Florida Quietly Reimposes Food Stamp Work Requirements in the Middle of a Pandemic

The mandate was issued without a previous announcement from the Department of Children and Families or from the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.

Giselle Balido Giselle Balido July 28, 2020 3:52 pm EDT
Coronavirus Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. rides the subway to a meeting, July 21 on Capitol Hill. Congress is just starting to negotiate new legislation to renew coronavirus aid. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Coronavirus Republicans Want to Cut Unemployment by $400 and Then Some

The plan, expected Monday afternoon, would eventually cut benefits to 70% of workers' former wages

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers July 27, 2020 12:47 pm EDT