SALEM -- Oregonians on unemployment don't need to do anything to continue benefits that were threatened until a federal bailout was made final Thursday. Department staff will move Oregonians into the ...

In late March, Congress approved the CARES Act, which was passed in an effort to keep the economy afloat amid the spread of the coronavirus. A major component of the CARES Act was a $600 weekly ...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which President Obama signed on Feb. 17, 2009, contains a major extension of unemployment benefits. States administer unemployment based on federal ...

The Senate has decided not to go forward with a vote on legislation that would have extended sequestration cuts through 2024 to fund unemployment benefits. Federal lawmakers have been working to ...

Politico's Chris Frates on who's to blame for ending unemployment benefits July 1, 2010— -- More than 1.3 million unemployed workers won't be getting their next round of unemployment benefits, ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of the end of extended unemployment benefits for about 2 million Americans. A bill to extend the benefits past the end of December was blocked by House Republicans in mid ...

The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee released its plans for a major stimulus bill on Jan. 19, 2009, and they included a sizable extension of unemployment benefits. The plan would send ...

The $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill passed early Saturday by the House of Representatives would extend unemployment benefits by more than five months and offer recipients an extra $400 a week. The ...

Vote on the 30-day extension of benefits expected later this week. WASHINGTON, April 12, 2010— -- It may end up taking them 20 days to do it, but Democrats in the Senate are now on track to ...

Texans receiving unemployment could be eligible for a total of 52 weeks of benefits - double the typical amount of time aid is available - as the state triggered an extended benefits period, according ...