COVID-19 Policy Update WEDNESDAY 8/17 FEDERAL Phase 4: Although the Treasury Department has also not provided any guidance on the unemployment benefits EO, the Labor Department sent a memo and additional guidance to state workforce agencies to provide technical assistance for administering the benefits if a state chooses to participate. As of Aug. 18, the Trump administration has approved Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico and Utah to offer the unemployment supplement created by the EO. Other states said they would not be spending the state match for the benefits, citing strained budgets.
COVID-19 Policy Update #87
COVID-19 Policy Update #87
COVID-19 Policy Update #87
COVID-19 Policy Update WEDNESDAY 8/17 FEDERAL Phase 4: Although the Treasury Department has also not provided any guidance on the unemployment benefits EO, the Labor Department sent a memo and additional guidance to state workforce agencies to provide technical assistance for administering the benefits if a state chooses to participate. As of Aug. 18, the Trump administration has approved Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico and Utah to offer the unemployment supplement created by the EO. Other states said they would not be spending the state match for the benefits, citing strained budgets.