HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) announced this week they will be offering expanded Unemployment Insurance (UI) to Montanans who have drained their existing UI benefits.
This extension will provide 13 extra weeks of additional UI benefits for Montanans.
If an individual is eligible, they will see this extra option on their own MontanaWorks dashboard.
Last week alone, DLI issued about $47 million in UI benefits to 45.5k Montanans.
Acting Commissioner Brenda Nordlund said, “We know how important these UI payments are for Montanans who have felt the economic impacts of COVID-19. DLI remains committed to helping eligible Montanans receive the unemployment benefits they need and helping both workers and employers navigate the changing workforce.”
For more information visit dli.mt.gov/covid-19.
