Recent proposals in some states and the current strike announced by the International Longshore Workers once again raises the question as to whether striking workers who are not available for work may be paid unemployment compensation. Federal law is clear that individuals who are not available for work during a week in which they are otherwise [...]
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) returned S 799 to the California General Assembly without his signature. See his veto message at SFresno_Biz23093017010 (ca.gov) In vetoing the bill Governor Newsom issued a statement that Any expansion of eligibility for UI benefits could increase California's outstanding federal UI debt projected to be nearly $20 billion by [...]
On August 13th FEMA released the notice to states enabling applications for grants for lost wages supplement payment assistance (LWA). The deadline for application is September 10, 2020. It does not appear that Congress will come to an agreement on a replacement for the $600 in supplemental UI payments provided under the CARES Act in Section [...]
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders (EOs), including an EO to address the extension of additional unemployment compensation payments. The EO seeks to provide authority for an additional $400 per week through the end of the year under a new program that would be funded under a federal/state match [...]
On December 31, 2018 Massachusetts enacted and the Governor signed into law legislation that would provide up to 26 weeks after regular unemployment compensation and other extended benefit and federal unemployment benefits are exhausted. The extension would be up to 26 weeks or for the duration of the lockout, whichever is shorter. Legislation Language The actual [...]
