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Top left: Tynita Butts-Townsend competing in the women s high jump final at the World Athletics Championships, September 2019.
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Bottom left: Troy IsLey after his win at the 2020 Olympic Trials, 2021. (Courtesy photo)
Right: Noah Lyles at the 2018 USA Championships. (Photo/jenaragon94 via Flickr)
Three T.C. Williams High School graduates will compete on the world stage this month at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Tynita Butts-Townsend, class of 2009, will vie for a medal in the high jump. Noah Lyles, class of 2016, will contend on the track in the 200 meters, which he won during the trials final. Troy IsLey, class of 2017, will duke it out in the boxing ring as a middleweight.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has directed Vermont to review the eligibility of thousands of Vermonters who received unemployment benefits over the last 13 months after the state deactivated some eligibility criteria to speed payments during the pandemic.
Jim Garner, acting administrator for the U.S. Labor Department s Office of Unemployment Insurance, said in an April 1 letter that Vermont s practice of paying people before establishing a person s eligibility creates a substantial compliance issue under federal law and the potential for significant overpayments. VTDigger first reported the story.
Vermont s labor commissioner and congressional delegation have asked the federal government to reverse the order.
PUA expansion means more people could qualify for unemployment benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an expansion of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, making more people eligible for benefits. Author: Josh Lyle Updated: 6:12 AM PST February 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA Relief is coming to unemployed people previously not eligible for unemployment benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor announced an expansion on Thursday of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
The guidelines expand eligibility for three categories of workers:
Workers receiving unemployment benefits who had their continued regular unemployment benefits’ claims denied after they refused to work or accept an offer of work at a worksite not in compliance with coronavirus health and safety standards.