Joel is presently unemployed due to Covid-19. However instead of having employment records to produce he only has records of his full time enrollment at an accredited institution of higher learning for the last 2 years. Will he be eligible to receive either regular or disaster unemployment benefits due to this unique situation he finds himself in ?

Joel is presently unemployed due to Covid-19. However instead of having employment records to produce he only has records of his full time enrollment at an accredited institution of higher learning for the last 2 years. Will he be eligible to receive either regular or disaster unemployment benefits due to this unique situation he finds himself in ?

Exploring Economics

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

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Chapter18: Introduction To Macroeconomics: Unemployment, Inflation, And Economic Fluctuations

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