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Pandemic unemployment assistance
Some unemployed workers must prove they're looking for jobs to get benefits
Jul 22, 2020
States had suspended the requirement in the early weeks of the crisis, but some have now brought it back.
Expanded COVID-19 unemployment money is helping millions of workers pay their bills
Jul 9, 2020
The extra $600 every week is set to run out at the end of this month.
It's the last month of $600-a-week unemployment benefits. What happens next?
Jul 7, 2020
Unless Congress extends the $600-a-week program, benefits are set to expire at the end of July.
Why some gig workers are getting less in unemployment benefits
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
May 14, 2020
They're eligible for assistance due to the pandemic, but a snag in the system may keep them from getting it.