Unemployment Benefits By State As the economic recovery of the United States has slowed to a virtual crawl over the past few years the demand for state and federal unemployment benefits has skyrocketed. This trend looks to continue itself for the foreseeable future as the US unemployment rate remains above historical averages and the country [...]
Federal Unemployment The United States unemployment insurance programs available throughout the country are a hybrid structure. The federal government has set forth the general parameters and outlines of the country’s unemployment benefits and has left each individual state to determine for itself how to fill in many of the details. Despite individual state differences much [...]
Unemployment Insurance Both state governments and the United States federal governments offer unemployment insurance benefits. Unemployment insurance (“UI”) payments are available to individuals who are forced to work reduced hours or have lost their job through no fault of their own. The job loss can be due to any number of reasons, including broad layoffs, [...]
Unemployment Benefits Extension As the economic turmoil continues throughout the United States, more and more people have turned to unemployment benefits and, in many cases, unemployment benefits extension payments to stay financially afloat. However, current unemployment extension laws are set to change following the end of 2011. These changes come on the heels of one [...]
