Posts in 'Unemployment Compensation'

National Organizations Offer Plan that Limits Tax Hikes, Maintains Benefits Many states' systems for financing unemployment insurance (UI) are broken and, without major reforms, will remain broken, requiring years of high federal taxes on employers and threatening UI's role as a key economic

Nearly 7 million Americans could lose coverage by end of next year; 600,000 jobs at stake Failure by Congress to act on extending unemployment benefits will have stark consequences for Americans this holiday season, according to a new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Two

Stop‐Gap Extensions Fall Short of What Economy Needs – Congress Must Act Quickly Following a failed vote in the House of Representatives to renew federal unemployment insurance for only three months, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) reissued its call for a full-year renewal of the existing

The calls to renew the federal unemployment insurance programs through 2011 grew Wednesday as a total of more than 100,000 petitioners from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. submitted a letter to members of Congress urging them to reauthorize the programs expiring November 30th.

Pennsylvania Among States Hardest Hit by Cutoffs A new analysis, entitled Out in the Cold for the Holidays, released by the National Employment Law Project reveals that 1.2 million workers will be cut off of federal jobless benefits by year's end if Congress fails to renew the federal emergency

President Obama has called on Congress to extend critical unemployment insurance to millions of Americans looking for a job. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday July 20 will vote on extending unemployment benefits for Americans still struggling to find work and overcome the lingering effects of the recession

Millions of Americans who can't find work are holding their breaths, waiting to see if Congress will extend their unemployment benefits or cut them loose. From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report Dr. Ira Wolfe, who is a work force expert and president of Success Performance Solutions

Without Extension, Millions Will Be Cut Off Jobless Benefits by End of July 4th Recess At the close of business on July 1, the Senate failed, again, to renew the federal jobless benefits that expired at the beginning of June, which will leave more than one million unemployed workers and their

Labor & Industry Secretary Sandi Vito has expressed dismay with the recent political posturing in Washington regarding House Resolution 4213 - the Tax Extenders Bill - and the calamitous effect the delay could have on more than 429,000 Pennsylvanians this year. However, Vito did praise U.S. Senator

From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report A bill to extend federal funding for some key programs failed to pass a procedural vote in the Senate this week, leaving many unemployed and low-income Pennsylvanians in limbo.Lawmakers will try again after revising HR 4213, which would