What To Do If Unemployment Is Running Out

What To Do If Unemployment Is Running Out

IS ANSWERING QUESTIONS...LEFT ON OUR CORONAVIRUSPROBLEM SOLVERS HOTLINE.TODAY..

HE TACKLES WHAT TODO... IF YOUR BENEFITS ARESET TO RUN OUT.THE BIGGEST TALKER RIGHT NOWIS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSFOR FIRST- TIME CLAIMANTS,BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS FORTHOSE WHO ALREADY HAVEUNEMPLOYMENT AND WHOSEBENEFITS ARE RUNNING OUT.ONE VIEWER REACHED OUT TOOUR PROBLEM SOLVERSCORONAVIRUS HOTLINE ANDSAID, "MY UNEMPLOYMENT ISRUNNING OUT.

I KNOW THATTHERE IS AN EXTENSION THATTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASGIVEN A 13-WEEK EXTENSION.MY QUESTION IS WHEN WILL WEBE ABLE TO FILE FOR THOSEEXTENSIONS?" UNDER THE NEWCARES ACT, ALL STATES WILLBE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE UP TO13 ADDITIONAL WEEKS OFFEDERALLY FUNDED EXTENDEDBENEFITS TO PEOPLE WHOEXHAUST THEIR REGULAR STATEBENEFITS.

OKLAHOMA IS NOTYET AUTHORIZED TO BEGINPAYING THESE BENEFITS, BUTTHE PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THEPANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENTASSISTANCE (PUA) PROGRAM HASSTARTED ON THE OKLAHOMAEMPLOYMENT SECURITYCOMMISSION'S WEBSITE.THIS APPLIES TO GIG WORKERS,INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,OTHER SELF-EMPLOYEDINDIVIDUALS, AND WORKERSWHOSE REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS HAVE EXPIRED ANDWERE LAID OFF, FURLOUGHED,OR ARE OTHERWISE OUT OF WORKDUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

OESCOFFICIALS TOLD 2 WORKS FORYOU THE COMPLETE PANDEMICUNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE(PUA) PROGRAM SHOULD EREADY BY FRIDAY.

AND THEPANDEMIC EMERGENCYUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION(PEUC) - WHICH IS THEEXTENSION FOR THOSE WHO HAVEEXPIRED BENEFITS - SHOULD BEREADY BY MAY 1.

IF THERE ISA CORONAVIRUS QUESTION YOUWOULD LIKE OUR PROBLEMSOLVERS TO LOOK INTO, CALLOUR CORONAVIRUS HOTLINEAT 918-748-1502 AND LEAVE AMESSAGE.

TRAVIS GUILLORY, 2WORKS FOR YOU.YOU BUY INSURANCE JUST INCASE SOMETHING GO