by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic flattened the economy. The latest figure released by the Labor...
by dankeelan | Sep 8, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, U.S. Economy
As federal lawmakers work toward a new coronavirus relief bill, most states have begun or will soon begin giving out some enhanced unemployment payments, in smaller amounts than the $600 that expired in July. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far approved...
by dankeelan | Sep 8, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
In addition to the laid-off people who applied last week for state benefits, 759,000 others sought jobless aid under a new program that has made self-employed and gig workers eligible for the first time. That figure isn’t adjusted for seasonal trends, so it’s reported...
by dankeelan | Aug 21, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Sunday, August 16, 2020 was the second National Independent Worker Day. This national holiday honors the tens of millions of independent workers, contractors, consultants, freelancers, self-employed, gig workers, and small business owners in America who choose to...
by dankeelan | Aug 18, 2020 | Benefits, U.S. Economy
Self-employed and gig workers can collect state-level unemployment benefits through the end of the year under the CARES Act. When the $2 trillion CARES Act passed in March, self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and other nontraditional workers became...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Stories
His regular state unemployment benefits had run out, as had the weekly $600 supplement that Congress approved to help jobless workers make it through the pandemic. He was still eligible for payments under an emergency extension of benefits for 13 weeks, but the clock...
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