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With the terrible rollout of the extended weeks of UI coverage under the Pandemic Enhanced Unemployment programs, part of the COVID relief bill (CAA), many Americans across several states have missed out on getting timely benefits and supplementary payments that they should have been eligible …

President Biden recently signed an executive order to address issues with payment of the stimulus checks (economic impact payments) to millions of Americans. While the IRS has successfully paid out over 80% of stimulus payments to millions of Americans and their child dependents, there have …

The IRS has now provided instructions to help people claim missing stimulus check for themselves and their dependents. If you haven’t got your missing stimulus payment (economic impact payment) for yourself or your dependents by the end of January 2020, the IRS is recommending claiming …

The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) administers Kansans’ Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and maintains the IT programs/systems and verification process for filing and paying unemployment insurance claims. This also includes management and payment of the federally funded enhanced benefit programs – PUA, PEUC and FPUC …

The past year was unique and difficult year for many reasons. One group in particular was hit hard – American workers, especially those who lost their jobs directly or indirectly due to COVID. Fortunately the government acted and put in several enhanced benefit programs to …

The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (ADWS) administers Arkansas’ Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and provides unemployment insurance benefits to those eligible, and maintains the IT programs/systems for filing unemployment insurance claims and fraud detection. This also includes management and payment of the federally funded enhanced …

With the COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in most states now and despite shortages, all states have information sites on where to get the vaccine (all doses) and how to register. The table below provides the official state COVID-19 information website. Hopefully this helps those looking …

I have noticed several comments and the mixed messages people are receiving from state unemployment agencies saying that they have rolled out the new weekly $300 FPUC payment, but yet many claimants won’t get this payment for several weeks! Especially those who exhausted there benefits …

Under the two main COVID relief stimulus packages passed last year, there were two separate payments of $500 and $600 for qualifying dependents under the age of seventeen at the end of 2020. The IRS was making this payment automatically based on 2019 tax returns …

With passing of Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (COVID Relief Stimulus Bill) and additional funding for enhanced unemployment programs like the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, states can now pay up to 24 weeks of additional unemployment benefits to individuals who …

With the extension of enhanced unemployment programs under the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (COVID Relief Bill) many readers are asking if they need to take any action to get the extra 11 weeks of coverage or supplementary $300 payment between December …

With an 11 week extension of funding approved for enhanced unemployment programs under the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (COVID Relief Bill), key end dates of the program have been extended as outlined in the table below per Department or Labor Guidelines: …