Many may not qualify for plan's extra unemployment benefits
The new federal law extending unemployment benefits for up to 13 weeks -- plus an additional 13 weeks in high-unemployment states -- is welcome news for jobless people whose benefits have run out.
But in some ways, the extended benefits are "less than advertised," says Rick McHugh, a staff attorney with the National Employment Law Project.
Some low-wage unemployed workers in a number of states -- including California -- may not get the full 13 weeks. In a few cases, they might not get anything.
And even though California's official unemployment rate is 6.2 percent, it's currently not high enough to qualify workers for the second 13-week extension.
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