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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Wanda Seeney (573) 751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2008
Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in 35 Counties Nearing
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Last month, Gov. Matt Blunt and the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that Missourians living or working in 35 counties who are unemployed due to recent severe storms and flooding may be eligible for disaster unemployment.
Individuals who file from the following counties have no later than May 1, 2008, to file a claim for Disaster Unemployment Assistance: Bollinger, Carter, Christian, Franklin, Greene, Iron, Jasper, Jefferson, Maries, Newton, Oregon, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, St. Francois, Stone, Texas, Washington and Wayne counties.
Individuals who file from the following counties have no later than May 2, 2008, to file a claim for Disaster Unemployment Assistance: Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Madison, McDonald, Osage, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, St Louis, Taney and Webster counties.
Disaster unemployment assistance is intended for those who are not eligible for benefits under a state’s regular unemployment insurance program. Farmers, the self-employed and others who are denied regular unemployment insurance benefits may now be eligible for disaster unemployment assistance.
Funds for this program are provided by the Federal government and do not come from the state employer payroll taxes used to finance regular unemployment benefits.
Missourians who need information about how to file a claim should call (800) 788-4002. Additionally, Missourians impacted by the flood in all the declared counties can register for assistance by calling (800) 621-3362 (FEMA) (TTY 1-800-462-7585), or register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency online at www.fema.gov.
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