Sep 27 | Bill To Fix UI Announced
Today Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, Senator Michael F. Bennet, and Senator Sherrod Brown introduced a bill to make...
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Official Statement
Sep 15, 20212 min
Sept 15 | New Bill To Extend Pandemic UI Introduced
Yesterday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced she is introducing a bill to extend pandemic UI programs through...
Official Statement
Aug 21, 20213 min
Aug 21 | August Updates
26 states have threatened or ended federal pandemic UI benefits early. Some states have started lawsuits to fight back against these...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Jul 19, 20215 min
Jul 19 | Summer Updates
First, some good news! Tax refunds are coming for those that filed their 2020 taxes before the $10,200 UI tax forgiveness was passed. A...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Jun 17, 20212 min
Jun 17 | Recent Updates
A roundup of recent news regarding unemployment pandemic programs: At this point TWENTY-FIVE states led by Republican governors are...
ExtendPUA.org Team
May 13, 20217 min
May 13 | Action Items for Saving Federal UI
As many of you know Republican governors have declared war on UI. 16 governors so far have announced they are opting out of federal...
ExtendPUA.org Team
May 11, 20213 min
May 11 | Some States Ending Federal UI Early
Due to appalling and false rhetoric circulating claiming boosted unemployment insurance is discouraging people from taking jobs, some...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Apr 29, 20213 min
Apr 28 | Fixing UI is in the american Families Plan Outline
A mention of permanent reform to the unemployment system made it into the White House's American Families Plan! Unlike the American...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Apr 26, 20212 min
Apr 23 | Efforts for UI Reform & Relief
Members of Congress are calling on President Biden to include UI system reform in the American Families Plan. This is a crucial component...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Apr 18, 20215 min
Apr 14 | Legislation to Reform UI
Senators Wyden and Bennet have released a proposal to permanently reform the Unemployment Insurance System. This is much needed work and...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Apr 10, 20212 min
Apr 8 | NYS Wins
We are VERY proud to announce MAJOR wins for workers in the NYS budget finally passed this week. We a re grateful to the NYS legislators...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Mar 8, 20211 min
Mar 7 | Senate Passes ARP With Changes
A graphic series on this weekend's developments: Here's the FULL BREAKDOWN of the Senate's modifications to the House version of the...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Mar 5, 20211 min
Mar 5 | UI Amendments
Two amendments to the unemployment provisions are currently being discussed on the Senate floor. Senate Democrats (via Senator Carper)...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Mar 5, 20212 min
Mar 4 | Senate progress on ARP
The Senate voted to start proceedings on the American Rescue Plan (the upcoming COVID relief plan moving through the reconciliation...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Feb 28, 20214 min
Feb 27 | House Passes Plan
The House of Representatives finally passed the American Rescue Plan as part of reconciliation. The next three days are crucial in the...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Feb 26, 20212 min
Feb 26 | DOL expands PUA eligibility
The US Department of Labor has issued guidance expanding PUA eligibility! From our inbox: The new guidance expands eligibility to three...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Feb 10, 20211 min
Feb 10 | Committee Progress
The Ways and Means Committee approved the unemployment provisions for upcoming COVID relief including $400 weekly FPUC and extension of...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Feb 8, 20212 min
Jan 8 | Committee Proposal
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee has released their proposal for relevant COVID19 relief measures to go through...
ExtendPUA.org Team
Feb 5, 20214 min
Feb 5 | Jan Jobs Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the January jobs report on Friday. It’s a bleak view of the economy, but provides important data...