Wyoming ended extra unemployment benefits on Saturday, with the state saying it's needed to get people back to work, while others say the businesses aren't paying enough to attract workers.
The representative association for Wyoming’s small businesses appreciated the move by Governor Mark Gordon, which ended the state’s participation in the supplemental unemployment benefits provided by the federal government.
As a result of a new federal law, the amount of extended benefits potentially available to unemployed Wyoming workers will be reduced by as much as fourteen weeks, effective May 26. Amy Richards has details. Small businesses in Wyoming will soon have another financing option...