U.S.: The good and the bad of the latest unemployment extension
- plus Unemployment checks will be retroactive to June 2, when the benefits first ran out. Yay lump sums!
- minus The month and a half off will still count against those hitting their 99-week employment limit.
- plusTemp work will now be allowed without a future reduction in benefits. Good for the temps!
- minusUnemployment benefit checks will be $25 lower than before –including the retroactive ones. source