In each case, workers would receive a paycheck plus a portion of their full unemployment benefits. They would also get the $300 supplement to jobless aid.
The American Rescue Plan offers the extra $300 a week through Labor Day to all recipients of unemployment benefits.
'Overlooked'
The programs are often "overlooked" as options by the public, the White House said Monday.
The Biden administration highlighted them as a benefit for both employers and workers: Ailing businesses can rehire workers part time, and employees don't have to take a pay cut to return to work.
"A lot of the jobs, they're not bringing people back 40 hours a week," according to Michele Evermore, a senior policy advisor for unemployment insurance at the U.S. Labor Department. "They're bringing back people three nights a week."