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Unemployment benefits have expanded, but state systems aren't ready

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Apr 7, 2020

Gig workers and self-employed now qualify, but accessing payments is still a challenge.

Unemployment benefits have been extended to self-employed people — like a barbershop owner in California — but the application is still confusing. Above, a closed barbershop in Boston.

Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

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