Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
What Are The Special Considerations?
Federal law permits the states' flexibility in amending their laws to offer unemployment insurance benefits in several situations such as:
- Employees can't work because employers temporarily close due to the current situation.
- People stop working because of a risk of infection, to care for a family member, or to homeschool their children.
- People are in isolation and anticipate going back to work after the isolation is over.
