Employment and Training Administration February 25, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period for Washington
Document Number: E9-3946
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-02-25
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB Program for Washington. The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the State's EB status: Based on data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 27, 2009, Washington's 3-month seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate was 6.6 percent and equals or exceeds 110 percent of the corresponding rate in both prior years. This causes Washington to be triggered ``on'' to an EB period beginning February 15, 2009.
Announcement Regarding States Triggering “On” to the Second-Tier of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08)
Document Number: E9-3945
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-02-25
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Announcement regarding states triggering ``on'' to the Second- Tier of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08). Public Law 110-449 created a Second-Tier of benefits for qualified unemployed workers claiming benefits in high unemployment states. The Department of Labor produces a trigger notice indicating which states qualify for the Second-Tier of EUC08 benefits and provides the beginning and ending dates of the Second-Tier period for each qualifying state. The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the Second-Tier of the EUC08 program can be found at: https:// ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claimsarch.asp. A new trigger notice is posted at this location each week that the program is in effect. Beginning February 15, 2009, the following states are in a high unemployment period, resulting in their triggering ``on'' to the Second-Tier of the EUC08 program: Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York.
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