The Labor Department has been pumping states for feedback about rebooting their unemployment processing systems on the fly, including asking for an assessment of the feasibility of a varying benefits total based on an individual’s prior income.
The department sent state workforce agencies a short survey July 13 in which it acknowledged states face “heavy lifts” in updating unemployment insurance software if Congress enacts a new formula for expanded benefits. The $600 weekly supplement lawmakers added to all unemployment insurance checks in March expires this weekend and is one of the main points of divergence between Republicans and Democrats in ...