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Event takes place on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. at Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549. Tough times call for tough talk. And nobody does it better than career advice expert Marty Nemko. Known for such topics as Do What You Love and You’ll Probably Starve, Nemko brings his unique brand of job search tough [...]

Know Your Rights to the New Federal Extension of Jobless Benefits By the National Employment Law Project 1. What is the new temporary program of federal extended benefits? On November 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (H.R. 6867), which increases the weeks of benefits available to workers who run out of their [...]

Calif. unemployment extension checks delayed until mid-Dec. November 26th, 2008, 12:05 am · 11 Comments · posted by Mary Ann Milbourn Jobless workers in California who have exhausted their benefits probably won’t be seeing their first unemployment check from the latest extension until mid-December, state employment officials say. The reason for the delay? A clunky old computer system that takes [...]

Good news for the unemployed: Congress has passed a bill that provides a second round of extended jobless benefits to people who exhaust their regular benefits and their first round of extended benefits, which was approved in July. President Bush says he will sign the bill, which was passed Thursday by the U.S. Senate and earlier by the House. The [...]

Unemployed? More help for you The Federal government has extended benefits for out of work Americans. Here are 5 things every worker should know about their unemployment check. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Bush signed The Unemployment Extension Act of 2008 into law Friday, lengthening the period of government assistance to Americans struggling in the shrinking job market. The measure [...]

Bush signs bill extending unemployment benefits into law The number of people looking for work in the U.S. has surged past 10 million Last Updated: Friday, November 21, 2008 | 9:55 AM ET CBC News U.S. President George Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that will keep unemployment cheques flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season. The [...]

Senate extends unemployment benefits Bush to sign bill despite initial objections By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch Last update: 3:43 p.m. EST Nov. 20, 2008 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The Senate approved a House bill to extend unemployment benefits by at least seven weeks on Thursday, sending the measure to President Bush on the same day the Labor Department reported continuing claims for [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that President George W. Bush supported legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to ease the impact of the current economic crisis. “The financial and credit crisis has slowed our economy dramatically. It is having an impact on job creation,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. “Because of the tight job market [...]

WASHINGTON – With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would quickly sign legislation pending in Congress to provide further unemployment benefits. The Senate this week is expected to take up a bill, already passed by the House, that would extend unemployment insurance checks for up to 13 additional [...]

Senate takes last run at longer jobless benefits By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Wary of playing Scrooge during tough economic times, Congress is defying President George W. Bush’s veto threat and considering extending unemployment benefits to the nation’s growing jobless masses. The Senate this week is expected to take up legislation already passed by the House that would extend [...]