So far this year, 25 states have ended the Extended Benefits program. That program made sure people out of work for long periods of time continued receiving financial assistance. But there was a catch ...

More than 50,000 jobless Ohioans will be among the first fall over the fiscal cliff if Congress does not include an extension of long-term unemployment benefits as part of any compromise. Today is the ...

SHAWNEE, KS (KCTV) -- Kansans who were counting on extended unemployment benefits amid the pandemic will see those payments go away. The United States Department of Labor notified the state that the ...

The unemployment compensation system in the United States operates as a joint federal-state program. Unlike a direct federal unemployment program, the federal government supports states in funding and ...

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DENVER — Colorado is waiting on a decision from the U.S. Department of Labor on how to move forward with its extended unemployment benefits program. The State Extended Benefits program is paid for by ...