Unemployment claims drop to lowest level since March 2020
CBS News· 3 hours agoJust over 700,000 people filed for jobless benefits last week, the lowest number of the coronavirus...
Lawsuit Filed Over Delays at Virginia Employment Commission
US News & World Report· 1 hour agoFive women are suing the leader of the Virginia agency that handles unemployment benefits, alleging “gross failures" to provide needed help as required by law amid the < ...
Senate Democrats propose sweeping overhaul of unemployment programs that were rocked by pandemic...
The Boston Globe· 19 hours agoThe new draft legislation put forward by Senators Ron ...past year, as the coronavirus left a record...
U.S. jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest level of the pandemic
Los Angeles Times· 3 hours agoThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, the lowest of the COVID-19 pandemic and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as ...
Democrats Propose Permanent Boost To Unemployment Benefits
The Huffington Post· 1 day agoRon Wyden (D-Ore.) and Michael...announced legislation Wednesday that would set minimum federal...
What's behind the push for a fourth stimulus check
CBS News· 4 days agoThe IRS has issued 156 million payments in the third round of direct stimulus aid, with 25 million people this week in line to receive the $1,400 checks....
Editorial: Pandemic rent relief is welcome, but a band-aid
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 1 hour agoFixing the coronavirus pandemic might start with a covid-19 vaccine, but the shot isn’t a light...
IRS to issue tax refunds on $10,200 in unemployment benefits in May: What to know
Fox Business· 1 day agoThe $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan that President Biden signed into law in March, known as...
Treasury Department creates office to oversee virus relief
San Francisco Chronicle· 12 hours agoThe Treasury Department has created a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of...
Workers file 576,000 jobless claims as US hits new COVID-19 pandemic low
New York Post· 3 hours agoDepartment of Labor data show. Workers claimed a total of 16.9 million weeks’ worth of benefits in...