Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

Congressional leaders are reported to be close to a deal on a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that could deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program funds to ailing businesses.  The agreement could also provide $300 a week in supplemental jobless benefits to the country’s 10 million unemployed workers and a second round of stimulus checks of $600 to $700 for Americans under a certain income threshold, according to a Washington Post story. However, direct aid to […]