Unemployment Benefits Extension Passed By House, Senate May Follow On Friday
OPS_admin | Dec 16, 2009 | Comments 0
The House of Representatives passed a temporary extension of unemployment benefits and subsidized health insurance for laid-off workers on Wednesday as part of a $636 defense spending bill. The Senate will likely pass its defense bill with the same extensions on Friday, according to a Senate Democratic aide.
Last week, state labor commissioners traveled to Washington to implore Congress to extend unemployment benefits and the 65-percent subsidy of COBRA health insurance. Congress passed an extension in November after a wrenching delay by Senate Republicans, but that extension was built on provisions of the stimulus bill set to expire at the end of the year.
The commissioners warned that if Congress doesn’t act by the end of this week, some state unemployment offices will need to start sending notices to unemployment recipients letting them know that they will be ineligible for extensions in January.
“The actual deadline for many states is Dec. 19, so not only will you create confusion in the system but there’s the possibility of some individuals losing benefits right around the holiday season,” said Sandra Vito of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. “So the urgency by which Congress must act can’t be overstated.”
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