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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Gov. Mills says Trump executive action on jobless aid vague, insufficient
The action would make states pay for one-quarter of the $400-per-week enhanced jobless benefit, but it is unclear how the program would be implemented.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Job search requirements resume for laid-off Mainers
Looking for a job, a typical requirement for receiving jobless aid, was waived in the worst months of the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Maine leaders urge Congress to end gridlock on COVID-19 relief package
Maine progressive leaders and Democratic lawmakers held a virtual news conference Friday to stress the need for another infusion of federal funds.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Demand for unemployment aid remains high in Maine even as new claims dip
Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst week of the Great Recession.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2020
Maine now allows federal jobless claimants to upload income history
Many recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in Maine receive the minimum weekly benefit because the state labor department has no proof of their past income.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
New jobless claims in Maine fall again, but tens of thousands still rely on aid
More than 87,000 continuing claims for assistance were filed last week, as supplemental benefits to support the economy and keep people out of poverty lapse.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
As safety net disappears, out-of-work Mainers plead for more help
Labor advocates warn of deep economic pain as the $600 extra weekly benefit is set to expire, but business groups expect losing added jobless pay will encourage people to go back to work.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
McConnell says stimulus deal could take ‘weeks,’ as jobless aid is set to expire
An emergency federal benefit, currently being received by more than 20 million people, is set to expire at the end of this month.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Maine to update jobless payment amounts for self-employed, contractors
Starting this week, workers collecting federal benefits may be entitled to more than the $172-per-week minimum.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2020
Job search looms for 80,000 unemployed
Little information had been widely distributed about the job search requirement that will soon affect tens of thousands of Mainers who receive unemployment benefits. So we went to the Maine Department of Labor to find out more.
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