2020-22219. Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Program for Utah and Alabama

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB program for Utah and Alabama.

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

• Utah's 13-week insured unemployment rate (IUR) for the week ending August 22, 2020, was 4.10 percent, falling below the 5.00 percent threshold necessary to remain “on” EB. However, Utah was in a mandatory 13-week “on” period until September 26, 2020. Therefore, the EB period for Utah will end on September 26, 2020. The state will remain in an “off” period for a minimum of 13 weeks.
• Alabama's 13-week IUR for the week ending September 5, 2020, was 4.55 percent, falling below the 5.00 percent threshold necessary to remain “on” EB. Therefore, the EB period for Alabama will end on September 26, 2020. The state will remain in an “off” period for a minimum of 13 weeks.

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 ending an EB period, the State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice to each individual who is currently filing claims for EB of the forthcoming termination of the EB period and its effect on the individual's right to EB (20 CFR 615.13 (c)).

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: [e-mail].

Signed in Washington, DC.

John Pallasch,

Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.