Entertainment industry union leaders are applauding Congress for today’s passage of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, part of which expands key benefits for hundreds of thousands of industry workers who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus shutdown of film, TV and theater productions across the country. The CARES Act, which is now expected to be signed by President Donald Trump, expands access to unemployment benefits for many of the industry’s suddenly employed workers, and adds an extra $600 a week on top of their regular state unemployment benefits for four months, as well as $1,200 in direct payments to most taxpayers. Here’s how Hollywood organizations are reacting (keep refreshing for updates): Related Story House Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill; Guilds, Studios Say It Will Provide Lifeline For Industry Actors’ Equity Association Mary McColl, executive director of the theater organization, whose members have been left suddenly unemployed by the closure of live theaters all across the country said: “We are grateful to all of the members of Congress who strove to include provisions to protect arts and entertainment workers. Thousands of our members will now qualify for unemployment insurance in cases where they had booked work, but not… Read full this story
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