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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2007
Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in 17 Counties is Drawing Near
Jefferson City, MO - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced today that Missourians living or working in the listed 17 counties below, who were unemployed due to recent severe storms and flooding may be eligible for disaster unemployment assistance.
The deadline for filing disaster unemployment assistance claims for Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Jackson, Lafayette, Livingston, Morgan, Nodaway, Osage, and Platte Counties is July 12, 2007.
Governor Blunt first announced the assistance for Missourians affected by the severe storms on June 12 after the President quickly responded to his request for additional resources to help these workers.
Disaster unemployment assistance is intended for individuals who are not eligible for benefits under a state’s regular unemployment insurance program. Farmers or other self-employed individuals and individuals 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 insurance benefits.
Individuals who need information about how to file a claim should call (800) 788-4002. Claims should be filed as soon as possible, but no later then July 12, 2007.
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