The 'benefit year end': A tough Covid anniversary for the unemployed
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Unhappy anniversary, jobless Americans.
This week marks a year since the coronavirus pandemic began upending the US economy, costing millions of people their jobs and forcing them onto unemployment benefits. Those who are still out of work could soon start getting notices from their state unemployment agencies advising them that they are approaching their benefit year end date -- which happens 52 weeks after an initial claim is filed.More Related News
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