$300 in extra jobless payments start within 2 weeks
Posted on AllSides August 29th, 2020
From The Center
Unemployed California workers should begin receiving an extra $300 in weekly unemployment payments starting in early September, according to a state labor agency disclosure.
The additional unemployment payments are being provided to states nationwide through the U.S. government’s Lost Wages Assistance Program that is tapping funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The $300 federal payment would be on top of the regular state unemployment benefits distributed by the Employment Development Department.
“The EDD will begin processing Lost Wages Assistance payments in phases for eligible individuals in the week beginning...
