Mississippi was given approval for the FPUC program, and in early September 2020, it started giving out the extra $300 in weekly benefits. However, unless Congress extends it, the program will stop on March 14, 2021. It’s significant to remember that recipients will also receive their regular unemployment benefits in addition to the $300.
In Mississippi, a person must have lost their work without any fault of their own and satisfy specific pay requirements in order to qualify for unemployment benefits. However, if someone leaves their work voluntarily or was fired for misconduct, they could not be qualified for benefits.
Mississippi’s minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, which is also the federal minimum wage. However, a few Mississippi counties and communities have passed their own minimum wage laws. For instance, the minimum salary for contractors and public employees in Jackson is $10.00 per hour.
There is no state regulation requiring employers to give employees lunch breaks in Mississippi. However, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does compel businesses to give employees who work more than 6 hours a day breaks of at least 30 minutes. Mississippi companies must also abide by any applicable employee contracts or collective bargaining agreements that provide lunch breaks.
To sum up, Mississippi receives the $300 unemployment benefit through the FPUC program, however it will end on March 14 of 2021. People must fulfill certain standards and cannot have been fired for misconduct or leave their job without justification in order to be eligible for unemployment compensation. Although Mississippi’s state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, certain cities and counties have their own minimum wage laws. Mississippi does not mandate lunch breaks, but companies are still required to follow all applicable federal laws and contracts.