#Benefits

Garden State Initiative

GSI_NewJersey

(1/4) As there's been some talk of applying federal aid to bailout NJ's budget, it's time to re-up our look at how NJ's public sector benefits compare to those around

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

WIWorkforce

Individuals currently collecting regular unemployment benefits will start receiving back payments of the $600/wk stimulus payments later this week. Weekly benefit payments will include an additional $600/wk in federal stimulus

Jonnelle Marte

Jonnelle

Another 1.3 million people filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending July 11, adding to the tens of millions of jobless Americans receiving unemployment benefits during the pandemic:https://reut.rs/2WqeIV6 A

Rep. Brian S. King

RepBrianKing

Follow up on this story, https://nyti.ms/36z6k9u , in @sltrib and my tweet yesterday. Jon Pierpont, ED of @JobsUT, says DWS’s decision not to participate in the federal Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) program (subsidized

Rajat Sethi

RajatSethi86

Govts will find it difficult to reduce oil prices because:1. Oil refineries purchase crude 2 months in advance so there is a considerable lag which will be even longer because

Glenn Fleishman

GlennF

This is a terrible NPR story. First, unemployment benefits in normal times aren’t paid by taxpayers. They’re paid from a fund in each state that’s built from mandatory employer contributions.

Laura Walker ⚖🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LauraWalkerKC

‘It's a sh-- sandwich': Republicans rage as Florida becomes a nightmare for Trumphttps://politi.co/346bitf The staggering unemployment exploding on President Donald Trump’s watch would worry any incumbent running for reelection, but

Michelle Lujan Grisham

GovMLG

Updates from @NMDWS regarding Unemployment Insurance:The state has heard the concerns from workers affected by COVID-19 and is implementing the following changes to increase access for New Mexicans applying for

Jazzmine Jackson

jazzmineabriana

Some things I've noticed missing from the "worker shortage" stories:1. In SD, in particular, our unemployment rates are very low meaning people ARE working (or at least no longer collecting

Abhi Aklujkar

AbhijitAklujkar

Few steps that will cater to our people easily.1) Nuclear family: specifically children limited to 2 numbers ONLY, Strictly applied or the entire family misses out on all the scheme's,

Erin Zwiener

ErinForYall

.@TXWorkforce just held their weekly call for legislators and staff. Here are the highlights. Thread. #hd45 Since the week ending 03/14, @TXWorkforce has received over 2.3 M claims and paid

Bhushan V Gajaria

gajariab

Many corporates, who are asking Govt to pay for salary because @narendramodi is suggesting no lay offs, did they increase the salaries when govt announced huge corporate tax cuts last

Parkdale People's Economy

ParkdalePPE

While the ‘campus of care’ is a good news story, it erases the years of community organizing calling for UHN and the City of Toronto to commit to affordable housing,

Kayla Young

kaylayoungforwv

For those of you who haven't been poor before: Applying for benefits (SNAP, Medicaid, Unemployment)....this is how it's been for a long time. It is nearly impossible to get help

christa hartsock

_hartsick

this is a good introductory piece on why unemployment (and other benefits!) systems are failing, and the role that contractors like Deloitte have to play in that. there are a

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Plot twist! Unemployment Insurance claims are being released today, *Wednesday*. Here we go. 0/ Another 1.1 million people applied for UI last week, including 778,000 people who applied for regular