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Did you know there are multiple ways to disqualify yourself from receiving unemployment insurance payments? Check out our latest blog on what to do and not do to make sure you can get paid.

What Disqualify You from Collecting Unemployment? What will disqualify you from collecting unemployment? There’s one thing worse than losing your job: Losing your job and not being able to collect unemployment insurance benefits. Here are some of the reasons why people can get disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits, and how t...

What happened when the U.S. gave more people more money, and for longer? UI coverage increased, reaching workers who had historically been left out of the UI system, and boosting the spending of all UI recipients. But there were some comparatively smaller losses in efficiency, in the form of work disincentive effects and UI overpayments.

Lessons learned from expanded unemployment insurance during COVID-19 In chapter 2 of Recession Remedies, authors discuss lessons learned from unemployment insurance during COVID-19.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today we served up tacos and had a guacamole contest in the SSO kitchen. It was delicious! Have a wonderful day everyone!

With COVID-19 winding down a bit, many states are changing the way they are handling Unemployment Insurance Benefits. The reasons why they're doing it and what those changes might look like can be found in our latest blog. Click below to read now!

Why States are Changing Unemployment Benefits Unemployment insurance benefits provided a valuable lifeline to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As many as 46 million individuals received unemployment payments in 2020, representing 1 out of every 4 workers,” notes the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. “In the absence of this ...

Happy Earth Day from all of us at SSO! We only get one planet! Do your part to help keep our planet beautiful!