Some good news for those who have lost their jobs.
February 25, 2009 by Judith
Filed under Career Resources, Human Resources
Below is the blog entry that my colleague Judith Marshall wrote. She will be a regular blogger and contributor to “dear jane dialogues” and is part of our executive team. She is a Human Resources Executive with over 20 years in the HR field and she is an expert on many topics. We are very happy to have her as a new member of the dear jane… executive team. Just wait, there is more to come from Judith.
HR Revealed
by Judith Marshall, President, Human Resources Consulting Services
Some good news for those who have lost their jobs.
The economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama on February 17th includes a nine-month extension of a program that offers an additional seven weeks of unemployment benefits. Benefits would be increased by $25 per week. In addition, the plan will appropriate nearly $20 billion to offer health insurance coverage to the unemployed under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). In general, the coverage features a 65 percent subsidy of the health insurance premiums for up to nine months for laid-off workers who qualify for the program, and allows workers who became jobless as early as September 1, 2008, and rejected COBRA coverage to reconsider and receive COBRA benefits. Employers are required to contact those former employees who qualify.
Below is the blog entry that my colleague Judith Marshall wrote. She will be a regular blogger and contributor to “dear jane dialogues” and is part of our executive team. She is a Human Resources Executive with over 20 years in the HR field and she is an expert on many topics. We are very happy to have her as a new member of the dear jane… executive team. Just wait, there is more to come from Judith.
HR Revealed
by Judith Marshall, President, Human Resources Consulting Services
Some good news for those who have lost their jobs.
The economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama on February 17th includes a nine-month extension of a program that offers an additional seven weeks of unemployment benefits. Benefits would be increased by $25 per week. In addition, the plan will appropriate nearly $20 billion to offer health insurance coverage to the unemployed under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). In general, the coverage features a 65 percent subsidy of the health insurance premiums for up to nine months for laid-off workers who qualify for the program, and allows workers who became jobless as early as September 1, 2008, and rejected COBRA coverage to reconsider and receive COBRA benefits. Employers are required to contact those former employees who qualify.
