[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 163 (Friday, August 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 51757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18413]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under 
the EB program for Illinois.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the States' EB status:
    It was determined that Illinois State law provides for the 
temporary adoption of the TUR trigger during periods of 100% Federal 
financing. Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on 
June 19, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted total unemployment rates for 
Illinois exceeded 8.0 percent was greater than 110 percent in both the 
prior or second prior year, triggering Illinois ``on'' to a high 
unemployment periods (HUP) in EB. The HUP in Illinois is retroactive to 
July 5, 2020, and the maximum potential entitlement for eligible 
claimants in the EB program has increased from up to 13 weeks of 
potential duration to up to 20 weeks of potential duration.
    The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the EB program 
can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.as.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment 
and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-
4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210, telephone number (202) 693-2991 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or by email: [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2020-18413 Filed 8-20-20; 8:45 am]
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