On May 11, 2021, Governor Parson directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) that Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs effective Saturday, June 12, 2021 [1].
Governor Parson said,
We know that one of the last remaining hurdles to full economic recovery is addressing this labor shortage.
He sees the solution to the problem not in taxpaying dollars by the government but by getting people back to work.
What Applies?
The termination applies to the following programs:
- Pandemic unemployment insurance
- Emergency unemployment relief for government entities and nonprofits
- Federal pandemic unemployment compensation
- Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation
- 100% Reimbursement of short-time compensation benefits
- Mixed earner unemployment compensation
These benefits were available for the height of COVID-19. But, according to Parson [2],
they were intended to be temporary.
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe noticed that across the state,
businesses cannot compete against federal largesse…I applaud the governor for taking this bold and decisive action.
Jobs?
To further the growth of Missouri businesses, job seekers can go to jobs.mo.gov. Employers can also post openings at mojobs.
Notes:
- ^https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-announces-missouri-end-all-federal-pandemic-related (go back ↩)
- ^https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-announces-missouri-end-all-federal-pandemic-related (go back ↩)
