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New Unem­ploy­ment Ben­e­fits Under the Coro­n­avirus Stim­u­lus Package

March 29, 2020 by Lisa Guerin

Con­gress has passed a $2 tril­lion stim­u­lus pack­age includ­ing new unem­ploy­ment ben­e­fits for those out of work due to the COVID-​19 pandemic.

Filed Under: Unemployment Benefits Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19

Tem­po­rary Hol­i­day Work: What Are Your Legal Rights?

December 11, 2019 by Lisa Guerin

Answers to fre­quently asked ques­tions about the legal rights of Amer­i­ca’s hun­dreds of thou­sands of tem­po­rary hol­i­day employees.

Filed Under: Overtime & Minimum Wage Law, Unemployment Benefits Tagged With: holiday work, temporary employee

AB 5: The New Cal­i­for­nia Law That May Turn Many Con­trac­tors Into Employees

November 14, 2019 by Lisa Guerin

Woman using Lyft app | California AB5

A new and con­tro­ver­sial Cal­i­for­nia law, Assem­bly Bill 5 (AB5), may trans­form many con­trac­tors into employ­ees at mid­night on Jan­u­ary 1, 2020.

Filed Under: Overtime & Minimum Wage Law, Unemployment Benefits Tagged With: california, employee, employer, independent contractor, workers compensation

Want Unem­ploy­ment Ben­e­fits? Take a Drug Test.

September 4, 2019 by Lisa Guerin

photo of drug test form for unemployment benefits

The Trump Admin­is­tra­tion is get­ting ready to issue a final reg­u­la­tion allow­ing states to drug test more appli­cants for unem­ploy­ment benefits—and to deny ben­e­fits to appli­cants who test positive.

Filed Under: Unemployment Benefits Tagged With: drug test

Why Are Fewer Peo­ple Get­ting Unem­ploy­ment Benefits?

June 18, 2019 by Lisa Guerin

Photo of people waiting applying for unemployment benefits

Hid­den in recent unem­ploy­ment sta­tis­tics is a trou­bling trend: Of those who are unem­ployed, fewer are receiv­ing unem­ploy­ment benefits.

Filed Under: Unemployment Benefits Tagged With: unemployment rate

Why Are Unem­ploy­ment Ben­e­fits Dif­fer­ent in Every State?

June 6, 2019 by Lisa Guerin

Photo of empty work boots illustrating article on amount of unemployment benefits

You might be sur­prised to learn that the amount you’ll receive in unem­ploy­ment ben­e­fits depends not only on your earn­ings, but also on where you live.

Filed Under: Unemployment Benefits

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