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Unemployment benefits extension could cap the boost | Have your employees declined returning to work because they make more from unemployment benefits? | Survey: Number of diversity, inclusion execs up

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Unemployment benefits extension could cap the boost

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he supports extending unemployment benefits past the July 31 expiration date, but he added that the enhanced employment benefit of $600 will likely change. "[W]e'll figure out an extension to it that works for companies and works for those people who will still be unemployed," Mnuchin said. Full Story: Forbes (7/9)

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