Maryland to discontinue enhanced unemployment benefits
June 2, 2021
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland s Republican governor has announced that the state will discontinue enhanced federal pandemic unemployment benefits and reinstate work search requirements next month, sparking objections from Democrats.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that the state will stop paying jobless residents an extra $300 a week and discontinue three other programs, including aid for self-employed workers. People claiming unemployment will have to show that they are looking for a new job.
“While these federal programs provided important temporary relief, vaccines and jobs are now in good supply,” Hogan said in a news release. “And we have a critical problem where businesses across our state are trying to hire more people, but many are facing severe worker shortages.”
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