[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 75041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25962]


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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

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a retroactive change in benefit period 
eligibility under the EB program for Washington, DC.

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)-693-3009 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding the District's EB status:
    Based on Washington, DC's Unemployment Compensation law, which 
provides for the temporary adoption of the optional TUR trigger during 
periods of 100 percent Federal financing, and data released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 19, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted 
total unemployment rate for Washington, DC rose above the 8.0 percent 
threshold to trigger ``on'' to a high unemployment period in EB. The 
payable period for Washington, DC under the high unemployment period is 
retroactive to July 5, 2020, and eligibility for claimants has been 
extended from up to 13 weeks of potential duration to up to 20 weeks of 
potential duration in the EB program.
    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.

    Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2020-25962 Filed 11-23-20; 8:45 am]
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