Extension Update – July 20th, 2010

Senate Passes Bill

• Today, the Senate passed the unemployment extension many people have been waiting for.
• President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law at some point this week.
• The extension affects over 2.5 million people who have lost benefits since June.

Bill Details

• The new legislation extends eligibility for federally funded EUC through the end of November.
• This means that you will now be eligibile for up to 99 weeks again, depending on your state and assuming your final tier begins before the end of November.
• Also: Benefits will be retroactive to June 2nd, meaning that you should receive a catch-up payment for these missed weeks.
• It may take up to a month before states start sending checks again.

No Tier 5

• The bill passed today does not provide for an additional tier of benefits beyond 99 weeks.

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