Nevada still has no concrete date for when it will begin accepting unemployment claims from gig workers and other self-employed people.
A spokesperson for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) on Monday told the Current Nevada’s Pandemic Unemployment (PUA) program would launch “mid-May” but not specify what date range that might entail.
Whatever the date ends up being: It is already clear that Nevada is lagging behind other states when it comes to providing financial relief for people who are self-employed, freelancers or gig workers. These workers are largely ineligible for traditional unemployment benefits but have been promised help through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, part of the $2 trillion CARES Act passed by Congress.
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