(Des Moines, IA) –The Iowa House and Senate have voted to reduce the maximum number of weeks you can get unemployment benefits from 26 weeks down to 16 weeks. Senate Republicans favor an additional step — a one-week delay in delivery of the first unemployment check for a laid-off worker. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, says Iowa would join at least 39 other states that have a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits. Representative Chris Hall, a Democrat from Sioux City, says the state needs to attract more residents rather than come up with more punitive policies.
Legislature Votes to Reduce Unemployment Benefits
Mar 24, 2022 | 5:52 AM
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