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From the Summary: Businesses across the country are closed in response to the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Unemployment assistance has typically been available only to \'traditionally-employed\' workers, and for state-determined timeframes with stipulations requiring that they actively look for work Given the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the U S Department of Labor (DOL), the White House, and states are working together to provide flexibility and additional support to workers of all backgrounds who have become unemployed as a result of COVID-19 [ ] This memo describes: [1] What current unemployment assistance flexibilities exist under the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act;[2] What states are doing to increase UI [unemployment insurance] staffing and system capacity;[3] What governors are doing to further improve access to UI;and [4] What governors can do to communicate UI challenges and opportunities to the public, to help reduce public uncertainty that further overwhelms the UI system Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act;Unemployment insurance;COVID-19 (Disease);Governors--Powers and duties
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