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Old 02-27-2009, 08:34 AM
 
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New York is considering increasing its unemployment benefit weekly maxium (right now it's $405 per week).

If it goes through, it would be good news for any NJ residents who work in NY (and who thus must collect unemployment from NY).

Push Is Made for Richer Jobless Benefits in New York - WSJ.com
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Old 02-27-2009, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Savannah GA/Lk Hopatcong NJ
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Wow that's a paltry rate for NY...couldn't believe MA pays over $900 a week
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Old 02-27-2009, 10:16 AM
 
Location: NJ
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Yes, the NY rate is laughable. The whole $405 is subject to fed/state income tax as well. For most people this means a benefit in the $250-300 range.

The government programs for the people that never work are better .
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Old 02-27-2009, 10:25 AM
 
Location: NJ
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Wow that's a paltry rate for NY...couldn't believe MA pays over $900 a week
whoa! I had to look this up and it IS $900 (not over)...HOWEVER.....it's 50% of your weekly salary so you'd have to make about $94K/yr to claim full bennies.

NJ is 60%/week up to $584 so up until you exceed around $55K/yr salary, NJ's bennies are better...over that, MA's are.

NJ used to have the highest, now it looks like MA is top, then RI, then NJ.
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