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EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Posted by: John Gallagher
June 09, 2009
Topic: Employment Law
Federal law provides for the payment of up to 20 weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation to qualified individuals. Those benefits are known as "Tier 1" Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The first payable week of Tier 1 Emergency Unemployment Compensation was the week ending July 12, 2008. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation law also provides for additional weeks of benefits, called "Tier 2" Emergency Unemployment Compensation, for unemployed individuals in states where the unemployment rate reaches a certain level, which at this time includes Pennsylvania. The first payable week of Tier 2 Emergency Unemployment Compensation is the week ending January 24, 2009.
Eligibility requirements for receipt of regular UC also apply to EUC. That means you must be at least partially unemployed, available for suitable work, not disqualified for voluntarily leaving work, and not discharged for willful misconduct. Also, you must report all work performed and gross wages earned during weeks you claim.
The Emergency Unemployment Compensation weekly benefit amount is equal to the regular UC weekly benefit amount on your corresponding UC claim.
You may not begin to receive Tier 1 EUC later than the week ending December 26, 2009; you may establish a Tier 2 EUC claim only if you exhaust all of your Tier 1 EUC on your corresponding Tier 1 claim no later than the week ending December 26, 2009.
The last week for which you can be paid any EUC benefits is the week ending June 5, 2010.
To apply for Emergency Unemployment Compensation in Pennsylvania, you may use the Internet or phone to file biweekly claims if you have received a notice that you are financially eligible for EUC. Visit www.dli.state.pa.us, Keyword: unemployment, or call 1-888-255-4728. If you need information on any other Pennsylvania Unemployment issues, call the UC Service Center at 1-888-313-7284 or the Claims Information Center at 717-783-3140.
