There are 4 article(s) tagged expanded unemployment benefit:

• September 2021

  • Hagerty bound for Europe to talk with allies about Afghanistan withdrawal

    Hagerty spoke Wednesday, Sept. 1, at an East Memphis political fundraiser just before leaving for a tour of Europe to meet with government leaders and NATO allies.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2021

• June 2021

  • Where have all the workers gone?

    As the economy has started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have been having a hard time finding enough workers to meet the demand. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, the labor shortage might not be ending any time soon.

    By Blake Fontenay June 20, 2021

• June 2020

  • Kustoff admits two congressional wrongs in providing COVID-19 relief

    Congressman said he would not support additional federal unemployment payments, but suggested perhaps a one-time, return-to-work bonus of up to $1,200.

    By Michael Waddell June 10, 2020

• April 2020

  • Jobless claims climb as state updates system to cover self-employed

    Tennessee's labor department is readying a fix for its unemployment claims system to address self-employed and other workers covered by federal stimulus package's unemployment benefit.

    By Wayne Risher April 16, 2020