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EUC Web Info 12-2008
EUC Web Info 12-2008
On June 30, 2008, the President signed Public Law 110-252 creating the Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (EUC) program. This law provides for extended unemployment compensation of up to 13
weeks to unemployed workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applications will be mailed to individuals that meet the above criteria and are potentially eligible for EUC
benefits.
BENEFIT AMOUNT
• The weekly benefit amount (WBA) of the EUC will be equal to the amount received on the regular
claim that the extension is based upon.
• The amount in the EUC account will be the lesser of:
o 50 percent of the total amount of the regular claim, or
o 13 times the individual's weekly benefit amount for the benefit year.
The EUC supersedes all other types of supplemental benefits. For claimants who are eligible for EUC and
are currently receiving benefits under the Trade Act/Training Assistance programs, you will be taken off
those benefits and put on the EUC claim. You will continue on the EUC claim until you have received all
benefits on that extension or the sunset date, whichever comes first. If you still qualify for the Trade
Act/Training Assistance claim once the EUC benefits have exhausted or the sunset date is reached, you
could return to the Trade Act/Training Assistance claim.
FUNDING
The EUC benefits are entirely federally funded. Therefore, employer’s reserve accounts will not be
charged for any monies paid out to claimants on this extension.
HOW TO FILE
Beginning Monday, July 7, 2008, you can file for an extension by printing an application to complete and
mail to the address on the form. Click here to access the EUC application.