March 13, 2012

The 2012 Unemployment Insurance Extension:  A Detailed Q&A - UPDATE-2 5.10.2012

UPDATE-2: 5.10.2012 [with new state data on projected Extended Benefits (EB) last payment dates.] New legislation authorizing federal unemployment insurance programs for the remainder of 2012 was recently passed by Congress and signed by President Obama. The new law (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) stipulates a number of changes to the federal UI programs, including phased-in changes in the number of weeks of available benefits and some new unemployment rate triggers for certain tiers of the extensions. It is an even more complicated program now than it was before. And, thus far, some state agencies that administer the program have been slow to update unemployment insurance claimants about the changes. Here, we’ll try to clear up at least some of the confusion and answer some of the most important questions about what’s happening with unemployment insurance – Q&A style.read more »