New York increased its minimum wage rates. The NYSDOLâs amendments to the Wage Orders establish automatic, annual minimum wage increases, which generally differ depending on the location of an employerâs operations within the State and the number of individuals it employs.
If your Arizona unemployment benefits have run out you may be eligible to receive extended unemployment benefits through one of the state or federal unemployment extension programs. This federal unemployment extension programs is called Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (Also known as EUC08).
Yesterday, Republicans filibustered two procedural votes on legislation to extend benefits. Under normal times, an individual can collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks. But after the recession, Congress passed the emergency benefit program to extend that duration to 73 weeks, although the exact length varied by state. Now, federal benefits have returned to their 26 week duration. Two states - Montana (28 weeks) and Massachusetts (30 weeks) - offer benefits for slightly longer.