Friday, October 25, 2013

Furloughed Workers to Pay State Back for Unemployment


 
If furloughed employees received unemployment benefits during the government shutdown, they will have to pay the state back what they received. The Labor Department reports that 70,000 federal employees who were furloughed during the government shutdown filed for unemployment benefits the first week of the shutdown. But since the shutdown has come to an end, the states want those workers to pay back the benefits they received. CNN Money reports that "those who already used the benefits will have 60 days to repay the Department of Employment Services, without interest”. If the workers who received benefits are struggling financially, they may apply to be a part of a repayment plan. The article from CNN Money is linked here.



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