Problem Solvers Coronavirus Hotline: Problems with Unemployment

Problem Solvers Coronavirus Hotline: Problems with Unemployment

TO BE HERE FOR YOU.

WE'VESET UP A HOTLINE..

WHERE YOUCAN CALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGEABOUT A QUESTION YOU NEEDANSWERED.WITH THE SURPLUS OFUNEMPLOYMENT REQUESTSNATIONWIDE AND IN OKLAHOMA..MANY ARE HAVING PROBLEMSWITH FILING.

TWO WORKS FORYOU'S TRAVIS GUILLORY SHOWSWHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE ALREADYRECIEVING UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.TRAVIS= We have heard frommany viewers about issuesthey are having filing forunemployment for the firsttime.

But there are manypeople who already haveunemployment who are havingissues.

One viewer calledinto our Problem SolversCoronavirus Hotline andsaid, "My unemployment isrunning out.

I know there isan extension that thefederal government has given13 weeks extension.

Myquestion is when will we beable to file for thoseextensions?" Another viewercalled in and said, "I'mdrawing unemployment, and mycheck runs out in one week.They're saying you can filefor extended weeks.

When doyou do that?" 2 Works forYou reached out to theOklahomaEmployment SecurityCommission.

An officialthere said, "We do not haveextensions yet - the newprogram has some type ofextension, and once we getthrough the guidance, andworking to revise our systemto allow them, we will makean announcement.

It willprobably be 2-3 weeks." Ifthere is a coronavirusquestion you would like ourProblem Solvers to lookinto, call our CoronavirusHotline at 918-748-1502 andleave a message.

TravisGuillory, 2WFYTONIGHT IN WASHINGTON THEREARE QUESTIONS ABOUT SUPPLYAND