The Florida Legislature is considering a change to unemployment benefits that would, for the first time in a long while, favor the employer and not the employee. If passed, the measure would reduce unemployment compensation from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. It would also deny benefits for employee misconduct and force employees to accept any
Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment Compensation and COBRA Benefits Set to Expire Today
Federal unemployment compensation and COBRA benefits expire tonight due to a gridlocked vote in the Senate. As FOXNews reports:
Unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits will expire Sunday for millions of voters because the Senate was unable this week to pass a short-term extension, a failure that reflects partly the partisan gridlock that has stalled the
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