Nebraska ending participation in federal pandemic unemployment programs
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KTIV) - Starting in mid-June, Nebraska says it will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs.
In a press release, Nebraska s Department of Labor announced the state has notified the U.S. Department of Labor of its intent to withdraw from the following unemployment programs.
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC): Provides an additional $300 weekly payment to all recipients of state or federal unemployment benefits.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA): Provides benefits for those who would not usually qualify, such as the self-employed and gig workers.
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC): Provides for an extension of benefits once regular benefits have been exhausted
Kansas moves unemployed workers from PUA to other programs, cutting its backlog Megan Stringer, The Wichita Eagle
May 14 CORRECTION The 10,100 unemployed Kansans who moved from PUA to other programs are already being paid benefits from the labor department. A previous version of this story indicated an incorrect status.
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Corrected May 14, 2021
More than half of the Kansans who have been expecting federal unemployment benefits originally meant for the self-employed have been moved to other unemployment programs and are getting paid as of this week, the Kansas Department of Labor announced.
The shift reduces the number of people waiting in a backlog for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, benefits. More than 10,000 impacted workers moved to different federal unemployment programs to receive benefits.
Zumwalt, Grigsby: Holistic approach needed to rebuild Oklahoma’s economy
Shelley Zumwalt
Jennifer Grigsby
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Oklahoma in the spring of 2020, we couldn’t have known the toll it would take on Oklahomans, our economy and our local businesses. It was devastating to watch our neighbors shut down their storefronts and to see our friends and family members lose their jobs. Now, over a year since the pandemic began, how does our state continue to build and foster an even stronger economy?
Our state is leading the way with a multifaceted approach to recover and build our economy stronger than before – one that helps Oklahomans and businesses with short-term support, but also provides tools to succeed in the long term. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is playing a key role in this effort – placing additional emphasis on re-employment initiatives and programs. To assist Oklahomans who are looking for employment and businesses looking for employ
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Division of Workforce Serviceshas prepared a fact sheet on Governor Hutchinson’s decision to stop added federal pandemic unemployment assistance on June 26, or 10 weeks early.
It indicates the decision will cut payments to as many as 47,000 jobless Arkansans. The Division hasn’t yet computed the amount of money to be given up by the state. Payments in programs differ, but those 47,000 all currently qualify for the $300 weekly pandemic unemployment payments. That means a potential total of $3,000 for the 10 weeks lost. If all the 47,000 were to remain unemployed and qualify for payments for the life of the program, that’s more than $140 million in lost spending power in the Arkansas economy.