Unemployment Extension 2012 Since late 2008 millions of Americans have suffered through the worst recession the United States has suffered since the Great Depression. In an attempt to revitalize the poor economic status of the country, Congress and President Barack Obama passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. This “Stimulus” bill and other [...]
Do I Qualify For Unemployment? As individuals have continued to lose their jobs and wait for the long delayed economic recovery that the country has been hoping for, many people are faced with this task of answering the question: “Do I Qualify For Unemployment?” It can be a complex question to answer, especially for those [...]
Collecting Unemployment Unemployment insurance is offered in each state to people who have lost their job due to no fault of their own and need temporary assistance in meeting various financial obligations until such time as they can find a new job again. Benefits are paid out each week to eligible recipients and will only [...]
Unemployment Claims The unemployment insurance program was created during the Great Depression. The purpose of the program must provide temporary financial assistance to individuals and their families when they innocently lost their job and, therefore, were struggling to pay bills and put food on the table while the household breadwinner attempted to find new employment. [...]
Unemployment Benefits State and federal unemployment benefits are available to individuals who are out of work or are suffering from underemployment. Unemployment compensation is managed by each individual state and is overseen in general by the United States government. In other words, there is unemployment insurance partnership between the state governments and the federal government. [...]
Unemployment Benefits As the economic recovery the United States has been prolonged and unemployment rates throughout the country of remained historically high the demand for unemployment benefits (sometimes erroneously known as “employment insurance”) has increased significantly. Unfortunately, the laws and regulations relating to these benefits can be difficult understand there are many misunderstandings about how [...]
Federal Unemployment Benefits Unemployment insurance was a general welfare program that was originally created through the Social Security Act of 1935 and was initially managed by the Social Security Administration. Over time, the Department of Labor took over the reins of the unemployment benefits laws, rules and regulations and manages it to this day. Unemployment [...]
