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 For those actively looking for jobs, perhaps it is worth considering a move to low unemployment states, in an effort to improve the chances of picking up work and not having to rely on unemployment extensions. The current unemployment extension H.R 4213 expires in Nov this year and a much needed Tier → Read More  15 comments - (Comments are closed)  The upcoming November 2nd Senate elections will give voters who were adversely affected by the delay of the passage of H.R. 4213 –‘Unemployment Extension’ bill into law a chance to show what they thought of their respective senator’s stand. There is an active movement among the unemployed, and especially the long term → Read More 6 comments - (Comments are closed)  Those calling for a Tier 5 unemployment extension bill might have found another argument to support their cause: increasing incidence of age discrimination experienced by old, jobless workers. The Detroit Job Search Examiner recently posted an article on the increasing incidence of “age bias” faced by workers 40 years and older. This → Read More 24 comments - (Comments are closed)  The Dept of Labor (www.dol.gov) posted figures this morning that show first time claims for unemployment insurance dropped from last weeks figure of 468,000 to 457,000 – seasonally adjusted. A four week moving average of the unemployed rate showed it was at its lowest point since early May, at 452,000. While this → Read More 27 comments - (Comments are closed)  Update 28th July: The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) advise on their website www.mass.gov/dua that “claimants who have not exhausted the maximum extension benefits will receive a letter with instructions on how to apply and claim these benefits. Retroactive extension payments will begin to be issued starting this Saturday July 31, → Read More 9 comments - (Comments are closed) Late yesterday, in response to a citizen’s inquiry in relation to the latest unemployment extension and $25 FAC payment eligibility, a spokesperson for Mr Neil Young, Director of Arizona Department of Economic Security replied: “We are very sympathetic to the situation of our unemployed Arizona citizens whose federal benefits have been → Read More 3 comments - (Comments are closed)  The Senate Republicans struggled to the very end to deny jobless Americans access to extended unemployment benefit checks. They did this by deliberately filing multiple motions to delay the final vote that would pass HR 4213 on to the President to be signed into law. They managed to squeeze so many absurd → Read More 7 comments - (Comments are closed)  It appears that Senator Charles Schumer (D, NY) is not the only one working on a Tier 5 unemployment extension 2010 bill. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D, MI) recently said she is working on a bill to help 99ers – the out of work Americans who have expended the maximum 99 weeks of → Read More 53 comments - (Comments are closed) | |||||
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