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- The Senate's $2 trillion coronavirus economic bailout bill includes help for gig economy workers, like Uber and Lyft drivers, who have seen their livelihoods dissolve during the crises.
- For the first time, these workers will qualify for unemployment insurance.
- They will also qualify for the additional four months of extra payments that this bill provides to everyone who collects unemployment.
- It isn't clear exactly how much money per month drivers, contract workers, and freelancers could get, but they should qualify for a weekly payment equivalent to if they were laid-off full-time employee.
- The maximum weekly amount varies by state, but the extra unemployment insurance will add up to a maximum of $600 more per week.
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The email Business Insider received from an Uber driver was heartbreaking. St. Patrick's day was normally a hugely busy day for her. But this year, with the bars in her state shuttered, events banned, and a quiet airport, no one was out.
"I sat for nine hours at the airport and only managed three passengers," she told Business Insider. "I am quite distressed about how I will pay my basic bills including car payment, car insurance, as my entire livelihood relies upon my having a vehicle."
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