New York and Illinois are among the first states to disburse the $600 payments—which are in addition to regular weekly unemployment checks--from the coronavirus stimulus package
Under the new coronavirus stimulus package signed by President Trump, some workers may earn more money from unemployment benefits than what they earned before being laid off. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains why that is the case.
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