How can I benefit from the stimulus packages job training funds?
The stimulus increases the money states get for their local work force boards or labor departments for job training. You can find your local One-Stop Career Center through www.servicelocator.org. Q: How can I get help paying for COBRA? A: If you lose your job between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009, and are eligible for COBRA, the government will pick up 65 percent of the premium for nine months. (COBRA, which allows workers to continue the health care coverage they had through an employer, applies to group plans at companies that employ at least 20 people.) The subsidy ends if you become eligible for Medicare or get coverage through a new employer. Even if you didn’t sign up for COBRA when you lost your job, you have 60 days to do so to get the subsidy. Q: When will recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, railroad retirement benefits and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits start seeing one-time checks of $250? A: Payments will begin being disburs
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