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Pandemic Unemployment Program Begins
https://www.mass.gov/guides/pandemic-unemployment-assistance-benefits-guide "Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) provides unemployment benefits to individuals who are unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason but are not eligible for regular or extended unemployment benefits. To be eligible, individuals must be able to work and be available for work in accordance with state law." -
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employee-paid-leave "The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from the effective date through December 31, 2020." -
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
https://www.hanover-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif666/f/uploads/pua_guide_book_4-15-20.pdf " The CARES Act creates a new temporary federal program called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance that in general provides up to 39 weeks of unemployment benefits to individuals who are not eligible for other types of unemployment it also creates a new temporary federal program called Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (FPUC) that provides an additional $600 weekly benefit to those eligible for." -
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (FPUC) +$600 Starts
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employee-paid-leave The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) provided an additional $600 per week which ended on 04/04/20 -
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (FPUC) +$600 Ends
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20210105#:~:text=reflect%20current%20policies.-,U.S.%20Department%20of%20Labor%20Issues%20Guidance%20on%20Federal%20Pandemic,and%20Mixed%20Earner%20Unemployment%20Compensation&text=FPUC%20now%20provides%20%24300%20per,or%20before%20March%2014%2C%202021. FPUC provide $600 per week to supplement benefits which ended on 07/25/20 -
Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 +$300 Starts
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20201230-1 This is an extension that was approved for an additional $300 per week starting on 12/30/20 -
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides an additional 26 weeks to PUA including a $300 boost per week. This is due to end September 2021 -
Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 +$300 Ends
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319 This bill provided an additional $300 per week which ended on 03/14/2021