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The coronavirus outbreak has prompted record-setting unemployment claims in Maine and nationwide that the state has struggled to keep up with amid delays in implementing new programs for self-employed workers who can apply for benefits on Friday.
We have heard of snags for other workers, including those who have exhausted the 26-week limit on traditional unemployment benefits but should be eligible for an extension and others who have already used benefits in the past year.
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