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Is there a single state in the US that has not waived the “active job search” requirement for unemployment benefits at this point?
by twoodfin 7y ago
Is there a single state in the US that has not waived the “active job search” requirement for unemployment benefits at this point?
- ojbyrne 7y agohttps://www.natlawreview.com/article/employers-and-workers-impacted-covid-19-expanded-unemployment-programs-have-arrived https://www.natlawreview.com/article/employers-and-workers-i... Says most states. Without much searching I found at least 3 (AK,WA and CA).
- twoodfin 7y agoCA is currently requiring the unemployed to be actively seeking work to receive benefits? That can’t be right.
- californical 7y agoYeah, it's not right. As a CA resident who has looked into it, their unemployment website specifically says that requirement is waved
- mikestew 7y agoNot Washington: https://esd.wa.gov/newsroom/job-search-requirement-now-optional https://esd.wa.gov/newsroom/job-search-requirement-now-optio...