Author: Andy

House leaders have released the final draft of Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan which reflects many of the unemployment extensions he campaigned on. I have discussed many of these in some recent articles and you can see a summary of the extended employment programs and …

[Updated following finalization of Legislative Bill] In response to providing support to families during the COVID pandemic, President Biden and the Democrats have draft legislation via the ARP Stimulus package to expand the current Child Tax Credit (CTC) to $3,000 annually per child (or $250 …

It’s no surprise that the high volume of pandemic-related unemployment benefit inquiries has overwhelmed some states’ call centers and websites, leading to delays and thousands stuck in limbo with the status of their claim and no idea when they will get their current and past …

Recently published a video on YouTube looking at the challenges millions of PUA claimants are having around getting access to the eleven week extension of benefits (and supplementary $300 payment) under the latest COVID Relief Bill. The comments I got were confirmation of how widespread …

As everyone has probably read, heard and seen there is a major battle taking place between Wall Street and Main Street, via some heavily shorted stocks as the weapons of choice. Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, Twitter and StockTwits were the information sharing forums for Main Street with …

Update following Biden Extensions to Unemployment Benefits With Enhanced unemployment extension rules under the Biden Stimulus plan now drafted in legislation, it was good to see minimal changes to the PUA and PEUC programs, other than extending them by 24 weeks to the end of …

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 …