likely reduce the amount of weekly benefits
you receive from your state, but you will still
be eligible for $600 in extra weekly federal
unemployment benefits under the pandemic
relief act, known as CARES, Glenn said.
Whether it makes sense to supplement
unemployment benefits with gig work depends.
People must decide for themselves whether
the extra pay is worth the risk of exposure to
the virus. They may need child care. Because
gig workers don’t get hourly wages, it could
be difficult to calculate whether it makes sense
financially to give up the full amount of weekly
state benefits.