[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 119 (Friday, June 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 37113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13226]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program 
for Washington DC, Delaware, Idaho, and South Carolina

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 Washington DC, Delaware, Idaho, and South Carolina.

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 following change has occurred since the 
publication of the last notice regarding each States' EB status:

    The 13-week insured unemployment rates (IUR) for Washington DC, 
Delaware, Idaho, and South Carolina, for the week ending May 9, 
2020, rose above 5.0 percent and exceeded 120 percent of the 
corresponding average rates in the two prior years. Therefore, 
beginning the week of May 24, 2020, eligible unemployed workers will 
be able to collect up to an additional 13 weeks of UI benefits.

    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.

    Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2020-13226 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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