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Information about the federal sequester
Updated March 14, 2013
There are two primary questions being asked related to the federal sequester:
- Do federally funded employees who are furloughed qualify for unemployment benefits?
- Are unemployment benefits affected by the sequester?
Questions about sequester-related furloughs
| Q. | I’m being put on temporary leave without pay (furloughed). Am I eligible for unemployment benefits for the time I’m off? |
| A. | It depends on how the furlough is implemented. You would have to be unemployed for most or all of a week (Sunday through Saturday) in order to be eligible for benefits – assuming you meet other eligibility requirements. However, if you normally work full-time and your hours are reduced by one work day in a week, you will not be eligible for benefits because you still earn too much in that week to be eligible. |
| NOTE: We decide eligibility on a case-by-case basis. Anyone has the right to apply for benefits and claim weekly benefits. When we have all the facts, we will determine eligibility. | |
| Q. | Will I get paid for every week I file a claim? |
| A. | The first time you file your weekly claim and are eligible to receive benefits will be considered a “waiting week.” You will not be paid benefits for your waiting week. If you go off and on unemployment benefits more than once during your benefit year, you will not have to serve another waiting week during this unemployment claim. |
| Q. | How much money would I get in unemployment benefits? |
| A. | You can estimate your weekly benefit amount on our website. If you’re furloughed for only part of a week, use the earnings deduction chart to see if the reduction in your gross weekly pay makes you eligible for any benefits. |
| Q. | Do I have to look for work if I am waiting to go back to work with my employer? |
| A. | In general, you are required to look for work unless we tell you otherwise. |
Some possible exceptions:
- If you are temporarily unemployed because of a lack of work, but you expect to return to work with your regular employer, you may qualify for “standby.” You must have a definite or probable return-to-work date within a reasonable amount of time. If we approve you for standby, you do not have to look for work, but you must be available for all hours of work offered by your regular employer. These weeks do not have to be consecutive.
- If you were hired to work full-time and you are still working each week, but your hours have been temporarily reduced, you may qualify for partial unemployment benefits (see the previous question}. To meet this requirement and to have your work-search waived, your weekly hours may be reduced by no more than 60 percent, and you must return to full-time work within four months.
Questions about the sequester and unemployment benefits
| Q. | Will unemployment benefits be cut as a result of the sequester? |
| A. | The sequester does not affect “regular” unemployment benefits, which are paid with state funds. Regular unemployment benefits pay up to 26 weeks of benefits. |
| However, Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) will be affected. | |
| At this time, we are working with the federal Department of Labor to understand how and when the cuts will be applied to the benefits. We will communicate directly with benefit recipients when we have the answers. | |
| Q. | Do you plan to halt EUC benefit payments? |
| A. | We have no intention of stopping payments to EUC claimants. |
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Save Bristol Bay: ~ repost from 2009 ~ sigh
ANCHORAGE – Seattle diners who order the salmon will get their meal with a message.
Chefs at more than a dozen restaurants are cooking up fish dishes that come with a special side: a warning that the creature’s future could be threatened by a giant gold and copper mine proposed for Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon runs.
Kevin Davis, co-owner of the Steelhead Diner, is an avid catch-and-release fly fisherman who recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he lobbied for permanent protection of Bristol Bay.
“Wild seafood is a rare and special commodity,” Davis said Thursday. “When I heard the news about the Pebble Mine and how it could potentially affect what is probably the world’s remaining strongholds of salmon, I became very concerned.”
To encourage his customers to help in the cause, the Steelhead Diner will feature three dishes using Alaska salmon: Tomato-Crusted Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon, Meyer Lemon-Crusted Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon and Hot-Smoked Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Cheesecake.
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How the sequester impacts military families
“What that means is the rest of the forces that are now back in the United States will not be able to train. They will be able to do small-level, squad-level training. They will not be able to do platoon-level, company-level, battalion-level training back at their installations. They will not be able to go out to combat training centers, which is what provides them the final readiness certification at the battalion and brigade level.” – Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Ray Odierno
When Republicans rejected compromise solutions to avoid the “sequester,” they ushered in a series of cuts that promise to hurt military families at home and in the field.
At home, medical care, Department of Defense-run schools, social services like sexual assault prevention and treatment, tuition assistance, child care, and many other programs will get cut.
In the field, operations and maintenance funding (O&M) — which is essentially responsible for readiness and deployment — already faces a $6 billion shortfall, and sequestration could double it.
We have a powerful voice and unique opportunity to stop these cuts. Sign our petition to congressional leadership calling on an end to the sequester and its impact on military families.
http://action.votevets.org/sequester
Nine Republican Senators already defected from a GOP plan to end the sequester, in large part because of the cuts impacting members of the military and their families.
They also rejected a commonsense Democratic plan that would have millionaires and billionaires shoulder a small amount of the burden to avoid sequester.
The issue is at an impasse right now, and our voices are critical to ensure there’s a resolution to the crisis.
Sign our petition to congressional leadership and make your voice heard today.
http://action.votevets.org/sequester
We’ll deliver these petitions early next week and let you know about any responses we receive from legislative offices.
Best,
Jon Soltz
@jonsoltz
Iraq War Veteran
Chairman, VoteVets
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Background Checks 101
Later this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will take up four gun violence prevention measures. One of them is an important bill to strengthen the background check system and mandate universal background checks so we can keep guns out of the hands of people that should not have them.
Check out this infographic for everything you need to know about how universal background checks can help us prevent gun violence.
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