Income and Wages
Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress
Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress
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About 90,000 Pennsylvania workers are still waiting for answers about their unemployment claims
90,000 people in Pennsylvania have filed for benefits between March 15 and June 20 and still haven’t gotten paid — or even denied. Complaints about the stubborn backlog, which amounts to 8% percent of claims filed during that period, prompted a Philadelphia congressman to suggest this month that the state call in the National Guard to help process claim. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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The extra $600 a week mattered to the unemployed people who received it. What’s next?
As a source of relief for those who lost jobs and income during the pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act in March and activated an additional $600 per week in benefits for people who qualified for unemployment. That $600 bonus ended late last week and means significant changes to come for the more than 25 million people who received it. | From: Technical.ly Philly (Read more.)
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PA unemployment benefits: Will the $600 bonus expire?
The $600-a-week federal unemployment benefits boost is set to end on July 25 for workers in Pennsylvania, and so far no tangible replacements have been approved. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)