www.labor.state.ny.us-New York State (NYS) Unemployment Benefit Extensions Important Notice

On April 15, 2010, Congress approved, and the President signed into law legislation to extend the eligibility dates for benefit extensions. As a result, individuals who exhaust regular unemployment benefits by May 23, 2010, or a tier of EUC by May 30, 2010, will be able to move to the next tier. New York State [...]

Barack Obama to GOP – Unemployment Benefits Extension Restore Now

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans.