200,000 New Yorkers to begin Exhausting Unemployment in 3 weeks

[Omaha Steve]

http://readme.readmedia.com/200-000-New-Yorkers-to-begin-Exhausting-Unemployment-in-3-weeks-Labor-Department-pushes-for-Federal-Extension/1773141

* by New York State Department of Labor

ALBANY, NY (11/12/2010)(readMedia)-- These are the facts: Without federal legislation to extend Unemployment Insurance benefits past November 28, some 200,000 New Yorkers will prematurely exhaust their extended UI benefits by the end of the year.

With this in mind, today State Labor Commissioner Colleen C. Gardner issued a plea to New York's unemployed to visit one of the 81 One-Stop Career Centers across the state and take advantage of the services they offer.

"Finding a job is a full-time job for hundreds of thousands of unemployed New Yorkers, but they don't have to do it alone," said Commissioner Gardner. "To the unemployed: I urge you to go back to your nearest One-Stop Career Center right away. To the '99 weekers' out there: we know you're struggling. We haven't forgotten about you. To our nation's lawmakers: now is the time for decisive action on behalf of our nation's unemployed. There is not a moment to lose."

UI extension programs currently total 93 weeks in New York State. Without federal legislation to extend the filing deadlines for these programs, some 200,000 New Yorkers will run out of benefits at the end of the year. They may never even reach the 93-week threshold. The federal legislation allows people who get extended benefits to finish their tier. But, now they may not enter the next tier of the extension programs. Through May 1, 2011, the number of affected individuals in NYS may grow to 400,000. That is when they'll also be unable to make the jump from one tier of UI benefits to the next.

To view a listing of New Yorkers who may run out of UI early, by Region, visit the following link on the Labor Department's web site.

"The extension of unemployment insurance has provided a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of unemployed New Yorkers and a boost to our economy," said Commissioner Gardner. "We are asking Congress to take action to meet the dire needs of the record number of long-term unemployed people who are eager to work but cannot find a job."

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[FarLeftRage]

1. That's just fucking great...

They will screw me out of the last 3 weeks... Fucking worthless parasitic ptb... they can go to hell!!