Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program for Illinois, 51757 [2020-18413]
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John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
Notice of a Change in Status of the
Extended Benefit (EB) Program for
Illinois
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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: https://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
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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.
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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: https://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.
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