Ohio - Unemployment Website Update 4-16-10

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Early on April 15, 2010, President Obama signed legislation that will extend deadlines for the federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program – and the Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program and federal funding for State Extended Benefits – by two months. As a result, claimants who exhausted their benefits last week may be able to restart their claims.

Claimants should continue to file for benefits, which will be retroactive to the former program deadline of April 3, 2010. Because of the late passage of this extension, claimants may notice a slight delay in the posting of funds to their accounts.

The new legislation extends the deadlines for the following programs:

EUC, or federal extended benefits. The legislation extends deadlines for this program from April 3, 2010, to May 29, 2010. Individuals with a remaining balance of EUC benefits after May 29 may continue to collect benefits until November 6, 2010.

For further information, please see UC Federal Extended Benefits FAQs.

Federal Additional Compensation, or FAC. The FAC program allows states to pay an additional $25 for each week that an individual receives unemployment benefits. The legislation extends FAC deadlines from April 3, 2010 to May 29, 2010. Individuals who establish regular unemployment claims prior to May 29, 2010, may receive the additional $25 payment through the week ending December 4, 2010.

For further information, please see UC Changes Due to Stimulus Package.

The 100 percent federal funding for State Extended Benefits. The legislation extends deadlines for federal funding of State Extended Benefits – known as “Ohio EB” or “Ohio Extended Benefits” – from April 10, 2010 to June 5, 2010. In order to receive these benefits, claimants must establish eligibility by May 9, 2010.

For further information, please see UC State Extended Benefits FAQs.