The U.S. Senate has adjourned for a two-week recess and which indicates an projected 7,000 Nevadans is going to be cut off from their unemployment checks.

The Senate failed to pass an extension from the lack of employment law that expires April 5.

Mae Worthy, public info officer for that state Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, mentioned about 7,000 Nevadans are going to be impacted every week when the law expires.

Even though you can find an estimated 189,000 jobless in Nevada, Worthy mentioned, only about 121,000 are drawing unemployment checks which range up to a maximum of $400 a week. The typical payment, she mentioned is about $300.

The maximum period a individual can draw jobless benefits in Nevada is 99 weeks.

The Senate divided Thursday night upon exactly how to pay for that extended advantages. Democrats wanted to include it to the federal government debt while Republicans needed to use some from the stimulus cash to fund the extension, a government source pointed out.

Up to 20,000 jobless Nevadans could soon lose their benefits if Congress fails to act,The National Employment Law Project says states will be forced by law to begin notifying jobless workers this week of the end of their weekly checks in March. The law project estimates 6,681 Nevadans will exhaust their benefits without additional extensions by Congress.Bill Anderson, chief economist for the state’s division, is predicting the job market “will likely worsen in the months ahead.”

The Nevada Employment Security Division was closed Monday for the Presidents Day holiday and representatives could not be reached for comment.  Maurice Emsellem, policy co-director of the National Employment Law Project, said, “State agencies are working more than double time to get this financial lifeline out to unemployed workers, their families, and their communities.”

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that provides unemployment checks to the jobless is set to expire and workers will stop getting payments in March.  Nevada’s unemployment rate in December climbed to a near-record 13 percent with an estimated 176,000 persons jobless.

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Nevada

• Berkley, Shelley, Nevada, 1st
• Heller, Dean, Nevada, 2nd
• Titus, Dina, Nevada, 3rd

Money to fund the unemployment extension benefits has arrived in Nevada and will start being distributed on Saturday. State workers were on the job until 2 a.m. Thursday processing the money so it can be distributed.

"Some of these people have exhausted all of their benefits and they were not eligible for anything more. For some, it’s been weeks, perhaps months, since they saw any type of benefits come through," said Mae Worthey, Dept. of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation.

The money will help some 6,000 Nevadans who have already used up their benefits. Some unemployed will now be able to collect benefits for 99 weeks.

The payments for this extension total more than $4 million and are retroactive to the week of November 14th.

There were some concerns the money may not be available until mid-December or later.

file for the newest TIER III extended benefits?

Claimants filing a regular Unemployment Insurance claim, a State Extended Benefit claim, or an
Emergency Unemployment type claim, who are still receiving benefit payments weekly, should
continue to file weekly claims as long as they remain unemployed. Funds for the newest TIER III
extension will automatically be added to the existing claim.
Claimants, who have exhausted their Emergency Unemployment Claim or State Extended
Benefit claim, will receive an instructional letter with blue claim forms in the mail. These forms
must be completed and mailed to the agency after the second Saturday week ending date on
the card.
DO NOT FAX THE CLAIM CARD.
I received a letter in the mail, with a blue card, when do I mail this card
back in?
Claim cards were sent during the first week the program was established. If you received one of
the blank blue claim forms:
• Fill in the week ending dates on the card with 11/14/09 and 11/21/09, if you did not
receive benefits for those weeks and did not work.
• Answer all questions on the card
• Sign the card
• Ensure your name and Social Security Number is on the card.
• Mail the card as instructed on 11/22/09.
• You will receive additional claim forms to mail in every two weeks.
I already mailed my blue card back in; will my claim for the extension be
processed?
The agency will process cards starting with cards for the weeks ending 11/14 and 11/21. Claim
cards must not be mailed prior to the Sunday of the second week ending date. If cards are filed
early, it may result in a delay in payment, as your availability may have to be verified because
you sent your card in before the second week had completed.
Your additional EUC benefits will automatically be processed and your claim reopened if
necessary. Once the programming has been completed, you will receive payment for all weeks
for which you submitted weekly claim forms. Currently claims examiners cannot verify that the
cards have been received, as they are not entered into the computer system yet
How will I know when DETR is ready to start paying the TIER III extended
benefits?
The media will be notified. Claimants will receive a Monetary Determination in the mail, giving
the weekly benefit amount and the amount of funds added. In addition, claimants may contact
DETR’s Telephone Claim Center and select, Option 6 or visit www.expressclaim.org for updated
information. Claimants will also receive a deposit to their debit card or a check in the mail.
Should I call the unemployment line to find out when I will receive my
extended benefits?
The unemployment information line will not have claim specific information, nor will the
unemployment representatives. General information is available when you contact the
telephone claim center and select Option 6 or visit the unemployment Claim Filing site at www.
EXPRESSCLAIM.ORG. If you call the claim center, please do not hold for a claims examiner.
Select Option 6 and listen to the message that will have all the latest information available.
Why are these newest benefits not immediately available?
The Division’s computer system is being updated in order to pay benefits as soon as possible.
The first payable week according to the new law is the week ending 11/14/09.
I stopped filing my weekly claim because my benefits ran out, when do I
start back filing my weekly claim?
You will receive an instructional letter in the mail and a two‐week blue claim form with dates.
There will be instructions on when you will be able to mail in the blue claim forms.

I have exhausted all the extensions available, but I did not receive a letter
in the mail, how do I know if I qualify for the extension?
If you have not received a letter or blue claim form in the mail, go to www.expressclaim.org and
verify your mailing address, if your address has changed:
• Update your address,
• Download a TIER III claim card
• Enter week ending dates 11/14/09 and 11/21/09
• Answer all questions on the card
• Sign the card
• Ensure your name and Social Security Number is on the card, and
• Mail the card as instructed
You will receive a monetary determination in the mail, and all new information and instructions
will be mailed to you at the correct address

How much will my extended benefit payment be?
Your Emergency Unemployment Claim additional weekly benefit amount will be the same
amount that you had been receiving on your prior Emergency Unemployment Claim. If you had
more than one Emergency Unemployment Claim, the additional benefits will be automatically
added to your first Emergency Unemployment claim. Once the Tier III funds are exhausted on
the first EUC Claim, the additional funds will automatically be added to your second Emergency
Unemployment Claim. When the funds are added, you will receive a Monetary Determination
in the mail, providing your weekly benefit amount and the maximum benefit amount you will
receive under the new Tier.
Will I qualify for the full 20 weeks of unemployment benefits?
Eligibility is based on the formula of up to 20 weeks or 78% of the original Unemployment claim,
whichever is less.
I received a letter to file for State Extended Benefits (SEB), will this new
extension take the place of SEB or do I still file for SEB first?
You will file your SEB claim and remain on SEB claim until exhausted. At that point, if you are
still unemployed and do not qualify for a new regular Unemployment Insurance claim, then you
may be entitled to reopen your existing Emergency Unemployment claim and receive the
additional benefits.
I am currently receiving an emergency extension; will I qualify for this latest
extension?
Yes, as long as you remain unemployed and meet all other eligibility requirements.
I heard that the state is running out of money; will the state run out of
extension money?
The Emergency Unemployment Compensation claims are funded 100% by the federal
government.

This was taken from http://www.nvdetr.org/ please go there for all your questions

The main government job seeker site which is offered by the state of Nevada can be found listed at
http://www.nevadajobconnect.com/
Nevada Job Connect, is a statewide employment network that works to assist in connection of prospective employees with employers who are in need of their skills and experiences.

Nevada job connect offers more than just a job search. You can, if you desire find legal information and assistance in determining if you were wrongly discharged from your employment. You may also find listings of new jobs, upload a resume or enter into job matching with prospective employers and have those jobs which match your skills emailed to you.

Nevada Job connect is in effect, a one stop shopping center for all things employment related. You will find businesses, education and training opportunities as well as payment options. Further, Nevada Job connect affords you the chance to learn more about your Nevada employment opportunities as well as what your rights and your responsibilities are with regard to working in Nevada and what the state employment laws mean to you.

Nevada Job Connect also offers career centers offilne, which you may visit in person to take advantage of these opportunities as well as career counseling and other one on one services for the unemployed resident of Nevada.

The second site which we found in Nevada’s arsenal of helpful places for Nevada displaced workers to visit online was another of the Nevada State government offerings.

The Nevada Job Bank, located at
https://nvos.state.nv.us/seeker/index.asp
is a bank of Nevada state jobs which can be searched using several criteria. You can, from this site also apply directly to many of the job openings advertised, as well as post your resume and send it to employers electronically. While the offerings are not as vast as the Nevada job connect, there are several thousand jobs listed here for your perusal, along with job matching and application from the site.

It appears that Nevada takes the financial health of their state and their workers seriously. The sites are easy to navigate, well written and offering massive amounts of information for the Nevada job seeker. Either of the two sites will afford you a good chance of finding new employment in a timely way.

Typically Nevada has been largely dependent upon tourism for its monetary and financial health and that of the Nevada residents. We are finding that Nevada’s tourism, while still relatively healthy, has declined somewhat in response to the employment conditions, or unemployment conditions of the other states. This means that with fewer leisure dollars to spend and fewer dollars to spend on luxuries such as gambling and entertainment, Nevada workers are feeling the pinch.

All of those gloom and doom factors aside, there are jobs to be had in Nevada. The job services, the employment papers and job seeker sites are literally filled with them. YOu’re going to find however that most of them are not in the field of entertainment or tourism in recent months.
Nevada up and coming jobs, those which are in higher demand and look to stay in higher demand are largely casino or entertainment industry jobs, true enough, but they are higher tech jobs.

Networking workers seem to be at a premium, with multiple casinos’ seeking out technical and technicians for their own network support. Systems administration positions, again, in the gambling and other entertainment industries are appearing rapidly, as the casinos and entertainment in such larger areas as Las Vegas move toward newer technologies and fuller featured web sites and internal networking.

Medical careers also are on the rise in Nevada. Nursing particularly, but the nuclear medicine arenas are being widely advertised, with vast amounts of openings being offered at good salary and benefits levels.

In addition to the previously mentioned career opportunities in Nevada, a further career, despite the downturn in our economy seems to be the construction industry with multiple positions opening up from labor to heavy highway equipment operations. This is in part due to the continuing building and renovation of the larger cities, but is also in part due to construction taking place in other areas such as the Hoover Dam area, and nearby Arizona communities such as Kingman.

No, the economic outlook for Nevada at the moment is not completely bright, but there are indeed bright spots on that horizon. Given the nature of Nevada, and its long history of survival and coming out on top, you can certainly assume that the economy will begin to pick up. In the meantime, there are jobs out there, and they are plentiful. It merely requirese knowing where to look.

You will file for your Nevada unemployment benefits most easily by filing online at the Nevada unemployment benefits web site, which is located at http://detr.state.nv.us/uiben/uiben_uiben.htm

You may file for your initial claim on the Nevada unemployment web site. You will also find that filing for your Nevada unemployment benefits via the internet will expedite the procedure, permitting you to gain your first unemployment benefits far more quickly and painlessly than if you had filed in person. The online, or internet filing for benefits at the Nevada job service web site requires little more than the use of the wizard, the answering of several questions and filling in the required information that you need.
That information may include:

Your complete name
your current address
your dates of employment
your social security number
your employers address and telephone number
your annual or hourly wage information
The reasons for leaving your employment.

Filing as quickly as possible after losing your job is essential to assure that you can gain your unemployment compensation benefits as quickly as possible. Your checks will be either sent, direct deposited, or can, at your election, be placed onto a debit card for your use.

Additional methods of filing for unemployment in Nevada are available for those who do not have access to a personal computer or internet in their homes. You may file for your initial unemployment claim, as well as certify weekly or file for subsequent claims such as the federal unemployment extensions via telephone.

To accomplish the telephone filing, please call:

Northern Nevada (775) 684-0350
Southern Nevada (702) 486-0350 
Rural Nevada, Long Distance or Interstate (888) 890-8211
TTY (800) 326-6868

These services are available to you from 7 AM until 5:30 PM on weekdays, and on Saturdays from 8 Am until Noon.
The Nevada telephone filing systems will often give you a rapid busy signal meaning that all lines are currently busy. The system is automated, however please be prepared for a wait time when you telephone to file for your unemployment benefits via telephone.

You might also elect, while you are visiting the Nevada Job service to talk with an employment specialist so that you can determine what kinds of new jobs are up and coming in your area and train for those jobs, with a view toward employment security. The Nevada state unemployment office is the number one arena in Nevada to find new jobs, as well as new training and payment methods working with third parties to secure those methods.

Working in concert with multiple other agencies, the Nevada job service, or Nevada Unemployment office offers you information regarding currently employment opportunities in Nevada, dates and locations of job fairs, and multiple other resources to make your skills more marketable and offer you the fastest time in getting and keeping that new job. Additionally they will keep yiour resume on file for ninety days, in order to continuously match you up with employment opportunities that are listed requiring your particular skills and experiences.

Regardless of whether or not you are currently receiving Nevada unemployment benefits you may use the Nevada unemployment office services free of charge to you.
Other services available to you are assistance in finding funding for your training, child care location assistance and help in paying for that child care, along with referrals to other agencies to help you meet your expenses while you seek for work.

In the meantime, Nevada unemployment exists for those who are out of work, without fault to themselves. Closures, layoffs and other downsizing have displaced many Nevada workers. Jobs in their particular areas may not be easily found, and when they are found competition is stiff for those jobs. Your financial well being is important and it is necessary to find a way to pay for your living.

Thats what the Nevada unemployment was designed to do. Nevada unemployment benefits will assist you in having some type of income until you find other employment to sustain you. With the higher Nevada unemployment rate, there are also additional benefits such as the extended benefits program which are currently in place to help the Nevada unemployed.

Filing for Nevada unemployment benefits can be done in one of several ways.

The easier method is of course the direct filing from the Nevada unemployment office web site.When you file directly with your Nevada Unemployment office web site, you are given a wizard like interface that walks you through each stage of the filing process. You will need certain pieces of information with you, whether you file online, at the office or over the telephone.

Filing online offers you the fastest means to get your information submitted, and the easier way to receive your unemployment benefit checks. Your next best option will be to file on the telephone. This is your best means of filing if you require assistance with the filing or need help for the hearing impaired.

When you file for unemployment benefits in Nevada, you are required to answer certain questions and offer some information to certify your right to the benefits.
The information that you may need, depending on what your particular instance requires:

Your full name and date of birth
Your social security number
Your dates of employment
the full address of your employer
the amount of money that you made (from pay stubs of W-2′s)

You may also need additional information aside from these.

Depending on the amount that you earned during the highest quarter of the year, you may earn as much as 500 dollars per week from your Nevada unemployment benefits, or as little as 135 USD. Nevada unemployment is based upon a percentage of your highest quarter earnings.

The Nevada unemployment web site http://detr.state.nv.us/uiben/uiben_uiben.htm
is also available to you when you are recertifying for work, as well as filing an application for the extended benefits available to you.

The Nevada unemployment web site will save you a vast amount of time when you choose to file your initial unemployment application from the site. As opposed to filing in person, it is more private and will facilitate your application for unemployment benefits in Nevada.

Nevada unemployment web site also houses job seeker and employer services for your use. The job seeker site permits you to upload a resume for use in a job matching service that the state of Nevada offers.

One major benefit for living and working in Nevada is the lack of state taxes. Your dollar in Nevada will go a lot further when you’re employed in Nevada.

Finding employment is on everyone’s mind these days. If you have a job, how secure is it and how long is it going to last in the economy. If you are not currently employed of course you’re concerned with making sure that you achieve a new employment situation as quickly as possible.

Nevada unemployment web site can assist you in that employment as well by offering a searchable database of jobs for you to select from. Once you’ve chosen several that you may be interested in, and have processed your resume or application, Nevada unemployment office then assesses your fitness for the job. The Nevada unemployment offices, in concert with the web site will refer you to that job as an applicant, based upon your fitness and skills.

Your Nevada unemployment office web site http://detr.state.nv.us/uiben/uiben_uiben.htm
has multiple offerings aside from jobs and unemployment however.

You may also use the site to assess a given career choice or to find out about the projected jobs in the state of Nevada. The site also offers great new training opportunities, along with job fair locations and dates.

When you’re in need of a new job, or a means to make ends meet until that next position comes along, taking a walk through the pages of your Nevada unemployment office web site may help you to find what your’e looking for.