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Unemployed To Lose Benefits In Several States
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/unemployment-benefits-_n_1364459.html#access_token=AAAAACuIpepUBAA5uqwMZB2u7KsPw9gtPz1vwWnjGvuvEt5pZCrfjV5UTYIZAl3VQriHGyKvXNMzTPSLhVECiK8VfUnhZAavLiqX2L9tBi0nl24SDIz63&expires_in=4824The federal Extended Benefits program, which in states with high-unemployment rates grants claimants out of work for a long period of time a final 13 to 20 weeks of benefits, will be phased out on April 7 in Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin, according to an analysis by the National Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group.
State labor departments were notified of the changes by the U.S. Labor Department in a complex March 5 memo. States, in turn, are trying to explain what's going on to those who will no longer receive checks through the Extended Benefits program.
HuffPost readers: Losing your unemployment benefits? Tell HuffPost all about it. Email arthur@huffingtonpost.com. Please include your phone number if you're willing to be interviewed.
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So scary!
I hate this bill! Why couldn't they just renew the full 99 weeks?
I hate this bill! Why couldn't they just renew the full 99 weeks?
Marian- Member
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Re: Unemployed To Lose Benefits In Several States
It was a tradeoff. In order to extend the benefits, 99 weeks had to be cut down to around 73 from what I understand.
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Its really terrible, there are so many long term unemployed that still need those 99 weeks. Talk about denial, this government is knee deep in it!!
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It is horrible and should never have happened! It not have hurt them to extend UI benefits for the full 99 weeks until there really is a so called "Recovery!"
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Bumping - this is now in effect!DesperateInRI wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/unemployment-benefits-_n_1364459.html#access_token=AAAAACuIpepUBAA5uqwMZB2u7KsPw9gtPz1vwWnjGvuvEt5pZCrfjV5UTYIZAl3VQriHGyKvXNMzTPSLhVECiK8VfUnhZAavLiqX2L9tBi0nl24SDIz63&expires_in=4824The federal Extended Benefits program, which in states with high-unemployment rates grants claimants out of work for a long period of time a final 13 to 20 weeks of benefits, will be phased out on April 7 in Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin, according to an analysis by the National Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group.
State labor departments were notified of the changes by the U.S. Labor Department in a complex March 5 memo. States, in turn, are trying to explain what's going on to those who will no longer receive checks through the Extended Benefits program.
HuffPost readers: Losing your unemployment benefits? Tell HuffPost all about it. Email arthur@huffingtonpost.com. Please include your phone number if you're willing to be interviewed.
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This is a joke. I live in Ma and have a job for almost a year now. I've sent out tons of resumes thinking that it's easier to get a job with a job. Needless to say I'm still at same "job".
Re: Unemployed To Lose Benefits In Several States
Tell me about it, I am so underemployed it is a joke. No one is hiring for any "real" Jobs, save one every here or there 

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Re: Unemployed To Lose Benefits In Several States
I've been "temp" for just over a year - there are several other temps working at the same place...some much longer than I've been there. I've tried to find another job that's permanent, but to no avail.
My co-workers who have been there forever KNOW what's going on - we all talk about it occasionally - but are in denial about how things really are with the economy. They're afraid it could be them who's laid off next. They know finding a job at their age - some in their fifties - is tough in today's market.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful for the job I have, but I'm working very hard at a fraction of what I used to make AND still "temp."
My co-workers who have been there forever KNOW what's going on - we all talk about it occasionally - but are in denial about how things really are with the economy. They're afraid it could be them who's laid off next. They know finding a job at their age - some in their fifties - is tough in today's market.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful for the job I have, but I'm working very hard at a fraction of what I used to make AND still "temp."
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