Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extended

Congress has approved an extension of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program.

Some notable details:

• The last week to file an EUC claim is week ending December 29^th, 2012.
• The last payable week of EUC is week ending December 29^th, 2012.
• Beginning September 2012, the benefit amount of an initial EUC claim (Tier I) will be reduced to 54% of a claimant’s regular unemployment claim rather than the current 80%.
• Eligibility Reviews and Re-employment and Eligibility Assessments (REA) will be required for all claimants who file a new EUC claim or begin the second tier of an EUC claim beginning March 25^th forward.
• Utah’s three month average total unemployment rate is currently below %6. Therefore, the week ending April 7^th is the last week a claimant can move from TierII to Tier III EUC benefits.