Lauren Weber

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740 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2017 last heard Dec 2024

Lauren Weber’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Workers Exhaust Paid-Leave Time as Pandemic Stretches On · 27 Oct 2020 podcast

Some people have had complications from the virus that have extended well after the period when they had their worst symptoms. matched

And so they still need to take some time off and they may not have any programs available that they can use to take that time off. matched

One other issue is that sometimes there are programs that they can use for getting permission to take some time, but they may be unpaid or they may be partially paid. matched

And if you can't afford to take that hit to your earnings, it's really hard to take advantage of the programs. matched

Thank you. matched

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Some Unemployment Benefit Recipients Have to Pay Money Back · 5 Oct 2020 podcast

They were trying to start up these programs so quickly in an effort to get relief out to the people who needed it that in some instances they may have misinterpreted the federal guidance or they had people answering phones from people who were trying to claim benefits who didn't know the answers to questions. voice-verified

Thanks for having me. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

And for many people, they were shocked to find out that they were being overpaid in the first place. voice-verified

And for many, their benefits are being cut now. voice-verified

And this was money they were using just to survive. voice-verified

For those who had overpaid, you know, that money is long since spent on things like rent and food. voice-verified

So they don't have that extra cash to be able to repay that debt. voice-verified

Yes, I spoke to one woman in Colorado who got her first benefit statement and thought it was larger than she had been expecting. voice-verified

So she called the agency that operates unemployment insurance benefits, and she said she called about 58 times to try to finally get through to someone. voice-verified

She was so concerned that she was doing something wrong or a mistake had been made. voice-verified

She finally did get through to someone who basically said, oh, don't worry about it. voice-verified

This looks correct to me. voice-verified

I don't think there's a problem here. voice-verified

So eventually she figured, OK, I guess this is right and went about her business. voice-verified

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