As lawmakers work to come to a resolution on a new COVID-19 relief package, unemployed workers are preparing to lose the additional $600 weekly federal benefit.
The enhanced $600 weekly unemployment benefits from the federal government are set to expire Friday. This comes as a new report shows 1.4 million Americans filed initial claims last week. Still,..
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As part of the HEALS Act proposed by Senate Republicans, the additional weekly $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payments to unemployed Americans would be lowered to $200.
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