Earlier this week, after breaking through a political logjam that some of you probably saw if you were watching TV, Congress passed and I signed into law a bill that extends unemployment insurance to help people who've been laid off get through these hard times.
And I would say people should check out opportunity.gov which has a number of -- lots of information about how to get training when you're laid off, particularly if you're a blue-collar worker and you can't afford it.
While some laid-off workers may get health insurance coverage though a spouse or partner, their research suggests that only about 14 percent of people who are not eligible for COBRA could get coverage through a partner or some other source after losing their job, she says.
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Cuts in the education budget will probably shorten the school year by a week, require teachers to be laid off and cause classes to get bigger.
People are getting laid off, I can't get an extra job to make the mortgage payment - please work with me.
You may get severance pay when you quit your job, are laid off or fired.
"My personal view is that hiring is like musical chairs, and if only the people who are already on the dance floor are playing, then the long-term unemployed can't get in the game, " said Falk, who was laid off four years ago.
If a traveler with basic insurance is laid off, he or she can now cancel the trip and get a full refund.
And then with the recession coming in, that added more debt, because what happens is you get less tax revenue, businesses have fewer sales, folks may have been laid off.
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If you are laid-off and making no money, Medicaid has been expanded so you can get medical care through this program.
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Lorenz won't know until February 24 if she'll be laid off, but, she says, she won't let the possibility get her down.
You've got millions of construction workers who've been laid off as a consequence of the housing bubble going bust who are ready to get on the job.
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This would be bad for shareholders, who would not get a good price, and bad for employees who would face a higher risk of being laid off.
It means that laid-off workers might not be able to count on temporary assistance or training to help them get a new job.
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