On March 12, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was introduced in the House to provide additional funding and authority to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and support households facing economic hardship as a result of the virus. On March 18, after multiple revisions, the Senat...

Summary of Workforce Provisions of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

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On March 27th the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act intends to address the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shutdown in much of the nation’s economic activity. While the CARES Act greatly expands unem...

Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Workforce Development and Unemployment Insurance Provisions

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W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Study Authors: Barnow, Cai, Chocolaad, Eberts, Hobbie At the end of 2007, the U.S. economy was hit with the most severe recession since the Great Depression, as the unemployment rate rose from 5 percent in December of that year to a peak of 10 ...

Early NASWA Survey Findings on Implementation of UI and Workforce Provisions in ARRA

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On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“The Recovery Act” or “The Act”). In November 2009, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), through its research arm, the Center for Employment Security Education...