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By Jim Kuhnhenn |
April 19, 2012
The Obama administration is looking for states that will experiment with unemployment insurance programs by letting people test a job while still receiving benefits.
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By Sam Hananel |
February 17, 2012
Millions of Americans will continue to receive long-term unemployment benefits under legislation approved Friday in Congress, but the scope of the program is being scaled back to cover fewer people by the end of the year.
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By Alan Fram |
February 15, 2012
Congressional leaders are gauging lawmakers' reactions to a tentative deal extending a 2 percentage-point payroll tax cut and extra jobless benefits through 2012, a pact bargainers reached after House Republicans conceded that the tax cut would not have to be paid for with spending cuts.
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By Andrew Taylor |
February 14, 2012
House lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the roughly $100 billion cost to the nation's $15 trillion-plus debt instead of scrounging around the budget for ways...
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By Andrew Taylor |
February 13, 2012
In an abrupt about-face, House GOP leaders announced Monday they're willing to extend the two percentage point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the roughly $100 billion cost to the nation's $15 trillion-plus debt.
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By Andrew Taylor |
February 1, 2012
Negotiators on Capitol Hill agreed Wednesday to try to extend a payroll tax cut worth about $1,000 this year for a typical worker through the end of the year.
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By Andrew Taylor , Laurie Kellman |
December 22, 2011
Their isolation complete, House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers.
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By Kathy Barks Hoffman |
December 20, 2011
Michigan employers are likely to save money on unemployment insurance and worker's compensation under changes signed into law Monday by Gov. Rick Snyder. Critics, though, said the moves could make it more difficult for injured and jobless workers to get the benefits they need.
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By Andrew Taylor |
December 15, 2011
Bipartisan agreement is near on a massive $1 trillion-plus year-end spending package and should be reached in time avert a possible government shutdown this weekend, lawmakers said Thursday.
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By Tim Martin |
December 2, 2011
The Republican-led Michigan Senate on Thursday approved several bills aimed at shoring up Michigan's unemployment benefits fund, although Democrats said one of the measures could make it harder for the jobless to get and keep their benefits.
