States Cut Down Time For Jobless Benefits Receipt

Battered by the recession, many states have found they can no longer cover unemployment insurance funds. Some states are cutting the number of weeks a laid-off worker can expect to receive benefits. NPR's Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax and Rick Nivison, who is currently receiving unemployment benefits, talk about the cuts to the benefits. Nivison lives in Michigan, which recently cut the number of weeks someone can claim state unemployment insurance from 26 to 20 weeks.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/31/136818636/states-cut-down-time-for-jobless-benefits-receipt?ft=1&f=1006

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