[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27443-27444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09914]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program 
for Rhode Island

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in benefit payment status under 
the EB program for Rhode Island.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding Rhode Island's EB status:
    Rhode Island's 13-week insured unemployment rate (IUR) for the week 
ending April 11, 2020 was 5.49 percent, which exceeds 120 percent of 
the corresponding rate in the prior two years. This IUR caused Rhode 
Island to be triggered ``on'' to an EB period that began April 26, 
2020. The State will remain in an EB period for a minimum of 13 weeks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment 
and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Room S-
4524, Attn: Kevin Stapleton, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210, telephone number: (202) 693-3009 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The trigger notice covering state 
eligibility for the EB program can be found at: http://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp.

Information for Claimants

    The duration of benefits payable in the EB program and the terms 
and conditions on which they are payable are governed by the Federal-
State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended, and 
the operating instructions issued to the states by the U.S. Department 
of Labor. In the case of a state beginning an EB period, the State 
Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential entitlement 
to each individual who has exhausted all rights to regular benefits and 
is potentially eligible for EB (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to 
inquire about their rights under the program, should contact their 
State Workforce Agency.


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Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2020-09914 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]
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