On November 21, 2008, the President signed into law another extension of unemployment benefits. It provides that unemployed workers already on the original extension, Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), or who have exhausted EUC, may receive:
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Up to another 7 weeks of federally-funded EUC benefits, for a total of 20 weeks maximum (increased from a total of 13 weeks maximum).
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Up to an additional 13 weeks of federally-funded EUC benefits in states such as Michigan with unemployment rates above 6%.
For those currently receiving regular state unemployment benefits:
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Up to 20 weeks of federally-funded EUC benefits after regular benefits are exhausted. Then up to an additional13 weeks of federally-funded EUC benefits, when they exhaust those benefits and cannot establish a new regular state claim.
The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) will notify by mail all unemployed workers who have already exhausted their extensions or are about to exhaust their extensions, with instructions on what they need to do. These workers can expect letters by the week of December 12, 2008. Moving forward, the Agency will automatically notify unemployed workers by mail how to apply for the extension as they exhaust their regular benefits.
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