[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 40322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14351]
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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 and Washington
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 Rhode Island and Washington.
The following changes have occurred since the publication of the
last notice regarding the States EB status:
Based on the data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
May 22, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted total unemployment rates for
Rhode Island and Washington rose to meet the 8.0% threshold to
trigger ``on'' to a high unemployment period in EB. The payable
period for these states under the high unemployment period begins
June 7, 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.
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].
Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2020-14351 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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