[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54423-54424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19291]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program 
for California and Kentucky

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 California and Kentucky.
    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding the States' EB status:
    It was determined that California and Kentucky State laws provide 
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 May 22, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted total unemployment 
rates for both California and Kentucky exceeded 8.0 percent were 
greater than 110 percent in both the prior or second prior year, 
triggering both State's ``on'' to a high

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unemployment periods (HUP) in EB. The HUP in California and Kentucky 
are retroactive to June 7, 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. 2020-19291 Filed 8-31-20; 8:45 am]
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