Employment Verification for Long-Term Unemployed: Benefits End After Work Refusal.
New rules require states to verify the employment status of long-term unemployed individuals receiving federal benefits. If an unemployed person refuses to return to work, their benefits may be terminated. This aims to encourage re-entry into the workforce and limit benefit payments to those who have job opportunities.
Key points
States will check if long-term unemployed individuals (over 30 weeks of benefits) have the option to return to their most recent employer.
If an employer reports that a position is available and the individual refused to return, federal unemployment benefits will be terminated.
Individuals whose unemployed status is confirmed (no available position) will continue to receive benefits.
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