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Amy Pechacek: “We are anticipating to be able to make those payments…”

Featuring: Amy Pechacek, Acting Wisconsin Secretary of Workforce Development

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Newsmakers: DWD Secretary-Designee Amy Pechacek

Published | Video Starts at 03:24

But based on our best ability to estimate, looking backwards, we think approximately 95,000 folks will qualify for that. And we're also happy to say that We are anticipating to be able to make those payments starting this week. Starting this week. And those payments would run for how many weeks? Well, it's 11 additional weeks in 2021. Okay. I was just trying to clarify that you were asked to take over the agency on September 19. (03:24–03:30)

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Asserts that the payments for the additional $300 per week benefits are expected to start this week.

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