Benefits for the Unemployed are Extended

Posted by Andy
Clark Howard is reporting good news to those who are unemployed. Benefits are being extended beyond the original deadline, offering more time for people to find employment and get back on their feet.

"There is a new extension of jobless benefits for 99 weeks in select states (These states include Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.)"

Cobra subsidies are also being extended by one month to March 2010.

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