Gov. Lee Pushes Return to Work, Economic Recovery Ends All Federal Pandemic Unemployment Funding

 


Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced the end of all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs in Tennessee, effective July 3.

“We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state,” said Gov. Lee. “Families, businesses and our economy thrive when we focus on meaningful employment and move on from short-term, federal fixes.”

Federal pandemic unemployment programs set to end on July 3 include the following:

· Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides for an ad...



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