President Donald Trump signs one of four executive orders addressing the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Trump signed the executive orders and bypassed the nation's lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Susan Walsh/AP
President Donald Trump signs one of four executive orders addressing the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Trump signed the executive orders and bypassed the nation's lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
(Harrisburg)—The State Department of Labor & Industry says they are ahead of schedule and ready to implement the federal Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. Eligible claimants can complete the certification process at www.uc.pa.gov/cert.
Qualified applicants could start seeing their payments as early as Monday, September 14.
The federal government requires that full or partial unemployment must be due to COVID-19 disruptions to be eligible for the benefit.
LWA payments will be made for the previous claim weeks of:
–August 1, 2020
–August 8, 2020
–August 15, 2020
–August 22, 2020; and
–August 29, 2020
Individuals who may qualify for LWA but have not yet received payment for an approved week of unemployment benefits should still apply as soon as possible.
The temporary LWA program runs through December or until the federal funding is depleted. State officials will make public announcements when the final payment date becomes better known.
A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.
