Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 5/20/21

The state would dip into federal unemployment supplements to pay people on unemployment a $1,500 bonus to take a job under legislation released Thursday at the statehouse. The proposal would also cut off benefits for people who refuse jobs or skip job interviews, and it would move the state back to pre-pandemic requirements for looking for a job while receiving weekly benefits.

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