The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced it will begin taking unemployment benefit applications under the CARES Act.
The Department of Labor will also begin paying the additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits.
People who are self-employed or “gig” workers who weren’t eligible for “regular” unemployment can now apply for pandemic unemployment assistance.
The U.S. Congress has reached a deal on a fourth coronavirus spending bill. The $480 billion package contains $310 billion in additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans for businesses affected by coronavirus shutdowns.
Another $75 billion in the package will go toward reimbursing health care workers and hospitals for coronavirus related expenses. $25 billion will go to expand nationwide testing.
