Congress is considering whether to extend or alter the extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits for workers set to expire at the end of July. One looming question is how well overburdened state unemployment agencies would handle any change. Beyond simply extending the current payments, government officials have proposed shrinking the $600 to a lower flat payment or offering return-to-work bonuses to workers. Another idea would cap benefits at 100% of a worker’s previous income level, a response to the fact many workers are...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 23, 2020 12:22 UTC