What the new $2.2 trillion stimulus bill means for unemployment benefits
Claimants will be eligible to receive these higher benefit amounts for up to four months., which provides up to 39 weeks — or about five-and-a-half months — of unemployment benefits to those who typically aren't eligible, including self-employed and contract workers, according to the American Action Forum.
The bill passed in the Senate on Wednesday evening, and it now needs to pass in the House of Representatives before being signed into law by President Donald Trump.REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo The new coronavirus aid bill was not the first to address unemployment insurance in response to the pandemic. On March 18, Congress passed and Trump signed into law
, which expanded unemployment benefits and gave grants to states for processing and paying unemployment claims.
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