Govs: Unemployment Conditions

The conditions that will keep people from abusing the system.

ARE GOING OUT FORPEOPLE WHO DON'THAVE A JOB ANYMORE,AS UNEMPLOYMENTCONTINUES TO RISE.SOME BELIEVEPEOPLE DON'T WANTTO WORK BECAUSEPEOPLE ARE BEINGPAID MORE TO STAYHOME.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKIEXPLAINS WHATSTATES HAVE INPLACE TO PREVENTTHIS.RESTAURANTS,SALONS, AND OTHERBUSINESSESCONTINUE TO BECLOSED EITHERBECAUSE THEY HAVETO OR VOLUNTARILYACROSS NEBRASKAAND IOWA ABOUT100-THOUSANDPEOPLE HAVE FILEDFOR UNEMPLOYMENTIN NEBRASKA SINCETHE START OF MARCHWITH THE PASSING OFTHE CARESACTPEOPLE ONUNEMPLOYMENT WILLRECEIVE AN EXTRACHECK OF 600DOLLARS A WEEK U-SSENATOR BEN SASSESAID IT WOULDREWARD PEOPLE TOGET PAID MOREMONEY TO STAY HOMEINSTEAD OF WORKBOTH GOVERNORSPETE RICKETTS ANDKIM REYNOLDS SAYTHAT WON'T HAPPENIN NEBRASKA ANDIOWABEAUSE IT'S INTHE RULES THAT IF ANEMPLOYER ASKS YOUTO COME BACK TOWORK AND YOUREFUSE THE MONEYWILL END00:43-"SO I'D JUSTENCOURAGEEVERYBODY IF YOUARE THINKING OHGEE I'M JUST GOINGTO STAY HOME ANDCOLLECTUEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS BECAUSEIT'S PAYING MEMORE THAN MY JOBWAS.:51 IF YOUREMPLOYER CALLSYOU BACK TAKETHAT JOB, BECAUSEIF YOU DON'T YOUWILL LOSE YOURBENEFITS.THAT'S HOW ITWORKS HERE INNEBRASKA." :5845:35-"IOWANS AREKNOWN FOR THEIRWORKFORCEPARTICIPATION ITHINK IT'S IN OURDNA, IT'S WHAT WEDO." :4040:33-"AT THATPOINT I WASSTRUGGLING ALITTLE BIT WITHMONEYDIANA GARCIA WASTHE ASSISTANTMANAGER AT AN IOWAJIMMY JOHN'S UNTILTHEY CLOSED 3-TO-4WEEKS AGO SHESAYSTHE EXTRA 600 AWEEK HAS HELPEDGET HER LIFE STABLEONCE AGAIN43:27-"THE FIRSTTWO WEEKS I WASUNEMPLOYED WEREROUGH AND I WASHAVING TO CUTBACK ON SPENDINGAND SAVE MORE,AND TAKE MONEYOUT OF SAVINGS TOPAY BILLS." :38 BUTNOW WITH THEEXTRA $600 I'M NOTHAVING TO TAKEOUT EXTRA SAVINGSTO BE ABLE TO PAYMY BILLS ANDSTUFF." :46ON IOWA'S WEBSITETHERE'S EVEN ASECTION WHEREEMPLOYERS CAN FILLOUT IF A PERSON HASREFUSED ALEGITIMATE JOBOFFER DIANA HOPESTO GET BACK TOWORK SOONBUTWORRIES HERSANDWICH SHOP MAYNOT EVER OPENAGAIN..WE HAVE MOREINFORMATION ON OURWEBSITE FOR BOTHNEBRASKA AND IOWAUNEMPLOYMENT AT3NEWSNOW.COMWE KNOW T