Unemployment
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
States strain to carry out Trump order on unemployment aid
Governors and state labor department officials are scrambling to figure out if it is feasible to implement the president’s executive order to partially extend enhanced unemployment insurance for millions of Americans.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Mnuchin wants a deal
Negotiations over the latest coronavirus bill shifted with the arrival of Mark Meadows, the president's new chief of staff, a conservative former head of the House Freedom Caucus.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Gov. Mills says Trump executive action on jobless aid vague, insufficient
The action would make states pay for one-quarter of the $400-per-week enhanced jobless benefit, but it is unclear how the program would be implemented.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Job search requirements resume for laid-off Mainers
Looking for a job, a typical requirement for receiving jobless aid, was waived in the worst months of the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
The Maine Millennial: Teetering on the unemployment cliff
What’s keeping workers at home? It’s not a $600 weekly payment – it’s the coronavirus.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Maine leaders urge Congress to end gridlock on COVID-19 relief package
Maine progressive leaders and Democratic lawmakers held a virtual news conference Friday to stress the need for another infusion of federal funds.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Demand for unemployment aid remains high in Maine even as new claims dip
Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst week of the Great Recession.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2020
Maine now allows federal jobless claimants to upload income history
Many recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in Maine receive the minimum weekly benefit because the state labor department has no proof of their past income.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Unemployed Americans losing $600 in benefits as talks stall
The White House chief of staff says Democrats rejected reasonable offers, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi derides Republicans for trying to advance a short-term fix.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
New jobless claims in Maine fall again, but tens of thousands still rely on aid
More than 87,000 continuing claims for assistance were filed last week, as supplemental benefits to support the economy and keep people out of poverty lapse.
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