Over $25,000 has been disbursed by the CNMI Department of Labor for qualified individuals who lost their jobs due to Typhoon Soudelor.<\/p>\n
According to Labor Secretary Edith DeLeon Guerrero, they received about 350 applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The application period lasted more than a month starting in September.<\/p>\n
More than $6,000 worth of benefits to be paid is pending, for a total of $31,504 worth of vouchers submitted for payment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to say we\u2019re really thankful to the U.S. government for giving us this benefit. The fact is, the employers are not paying into the unemployment insurance program but we\u2019re able to get this kind of assistance,\u201d DeLeon Guerrero said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for the employees that are affected. It provides them assistance to get back on track and get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Most of the applicants were foreign workers under the CW program, which are not eligible for financial assistance from FEMA. Six were from Freely Associated States, while 130 were U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n
Of the total applications, only 74 were found eligible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DUA money is FEMA money administered by DOL. We have to follow those regulations, that\u2019s the law,\u201d DeLeon Guerrero said.<\/p>\n
DOL can help those who were found ineligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance by letting them know about job openings as long as they have valid papers and qualifications.<\/p>\n
\u201cForeign workers who have valid visa can apply for the job bank,\u201d DeLeon Guerrero said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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