Will workers return as unemployment benefits wane?
Last week, Gov. Bill Lee (in file photo) announced plans to opt Tennessee out of the federal program, meaning only the regular benefits from the state will be available to the unemployed. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Unemployment benefits will soon be dropping in Tennessee. Employers are hoping that will help convince more people to return to work as the economy improves.
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Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.