Aid bill has 'unemployment insurance on steroids': Schumer

[turbinetree]

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said lawmakers are close to an agreement on a massive coronavirus aid bill that he said would pay the salary of furloughed workers for four months.

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/aid-bill-has-unemployment-insurance-on-s-id701867061?chan=6g5ka85

[BamaRefugee]

1. And probably, as always, us independent contractors get nothing.

[turbinetree]

2. That is a very good question..........................

[stopbush]

4. MSNBC reporting that state unemployment eligibility rules will be dropped

to make $ available to all, including contract and gig economy workers.

[BamaRefugee]

6. Good. At the end of 2019 I was FORCED to spend thousands of dollars to be able to keep working

because of the imbecilic California Assembly Bill 5.

I had to buy 2 insurance policies totaling $1.25 MILLION for my tiny little one man business. Then this happens. Among lots of other things.

I'll believe it when I see it but this would be great, my job involves going up to to random houses and businesses all day every day and interacting up close and personal, I need to self quarantine. My doctor told me yesterday to stay home for 30 days.

But independent contractors are like sharks, we stop swimming, we die. Hope this works out, there are hundreds of thousands of us, maybe more.

[stopbush]

8. If I heard correctly, they will be looking at 2018 tax returns to determine

the level of compensation being offered per individual. IIRC, it’s 4 months of help at 100% of earnings.

[BamaRefugee]

9. That would help immensely. Of course it will be taxed later ;-)

[stopbush]

11. Maybe not.

[emmaverybo]

7. This is the problem. What of undocumented workers paid in cash? Many workers are not eligible

for unemployment. Seems no provision being made for them.

[stopbush]

10. Until the bill is passed and signed anything can happen.

I heard there’s a provision for seniors who have no income outside of SS benefits.

[LizBeth]

3. I wonder if it is retro. I started on non pay 3/16. Today boss extended another week and asked if I

wanted to go unemployment. I didn't want to bother but now thinking about it, I would like to see if I can be declared back to 3/16. Generally unemployment hurts company because it ends up raising the companies insurance. I do not want to do that to the company. I imagine this bill will address that too. Companies should not be hurt in this. So, two questions if anyone has the answer.

Can unemployment be dated back? And is there a provision that this will not affect a companies insurance?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. Kick. Rec.