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Unemployment Insurance in Minnesota During Covid-19: Walker Orenstein from MinnPost

Peter Callaghan from Minnpost

This week Walker Orenstein joined us to talk about unemployment insurance.  His latest article is "What Workers Need To Know About Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 Emergency". 

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order on Monday to tweak Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program in an effort to help people struggling with the closure of schools and businesses because of the novel coronavirus.

Apply for unemployment insurance in Minnesota here. 

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