The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published two
additional Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) providing
guidance on the administration of the expanded unemployment
insurance benefits under the CARES Act. The following summarizes
the key points of these UIPLs.
UIPL No. 15-20 addresses the
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) provision of the
CARES Act, under which eligible individuals will receive an extra
$600 per week, in addition to the weekly benefits amounts they
otherwise are eligible to receive, for weeks of unemployment ending
on or before July 31, 2020.
Who is eligible for the extra $600 FPUC payments?
Individuals receiving regular unemployment compensation under
state programs; Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(PEUC); Pandemic Emergency Assistance (PUA); Extended Benefits
(EB); Short-Time Compensation (STC); Trade Readjustment Allowances
(TRA); Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); and Payments under
the
