Why long-term unemployment starts at 27 weeks

The lack of consistency across the country as to what counts as "unsafe work" means workers are consistently denied unemployment benefits.
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The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Daisy Palacios
Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer
Sean McHenry
Associate Producer