Unemployment Insurance and COBRA Externsion Due to Expire
Unless lawmakers in Washington act by February 28, 2010, the jobs bill passed in December that extended long-term unemployment insurance benefits and that gave a COBRA extension will expire. With the unemployment in Nevada at an all-time high, this is terrible news for workers who have been unemployed for a long time. Read more about the AFL-CIO's jobs plan to address this problem and for information on how to contact legislators to urge them to act on legislation now.