Obama signs bill to extend jobless benefits
(Los Angeles Times)
By Lisa Mascaro
President Obama signed legislation extending unemployment benefits Thursday for 2.5 million jobless Americans, a hard-fought achievement his party will use to portray Republicans as callous to the needs of ordinary workers in a fall election campaign tied to the country's economic fate.
President Obama signed legislation extending unemployment benefits Thursday for 2.5 million jobless Americans, a hard-fought achievement his party will use to portray Republicans as callous to the needs of ordinary workers in a fall election campaign tied to the country's economic fate.
... The payments are retroactive to late May.
The California Employment Development Department immediately announced that it would begin processing retroactive benefits for more than 400,000 unemployed people. State workers will be on duty throughout the weekend to issue checks to eligible claimants.
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The California Employment Development Department immediately announced that it would begin processing retroactive benefits for more than 400,000 unemployed people. State workers will be on duty throughout the weekend to issue checks to eligible claimants.
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