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IMPORTANT MESSAGE - March 30, 2012
EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (EUC) PROGRAM UPDATE
Changes in Benefit Eligibility
The United States Congress has enacted legislation, P.L. 112-96, which reduces the number of weeks that
individuals may receive Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits and which requires EUC claimants
to participate in reemployment activities.
Reductions in EUC Benefit Eligibility
Claimants who are now exhausting all 26 weeks of Maryland regular unemployment insurance benefits and
file initial claims for EUC benefits will be eligible for up to 34 weeks of EUC benefits. This became effective
for individuals filing initial EUC claims from March 26, 2012.
Claimants who filed initial claims for EUC benefits on or after October 9, 2011 through March 25, 2012,
will have their balances reduced from a maximum of 47 weeks to 34 weeks. If you are currently filing for
EUC benefits, you will receive a letter notifying you of your adjusted Emergency Unemployment Compensation
remaining benefit amount. These letters will be mailed during the week of April 2, 2012.
If you filed your initial claim for EUC benefits prior to October 9, 2011, you will be notified at the
end of May 2012 only if your claim is subject to a balance reduction.
Work Search Requirements and Reemployment Services
EUC claimants have always been required to actively seek work and keep detailed work search records.
Under the new legislation, there is an increased effort on work search and reemployment services. All EUC
claimants' work search efforts will be subject to periodic audits. You must look for work and provide your
work search records when requested. If you do not, benefits may be denied.
All claimants who file initial EUC claims beginning March 26, 2012, will also be required to participate
in reemployment services from the Division of Workforce Development at a One-Stop Career Center. EUC
claimants who receive their twentieth week of EUC benefits will also be required to participate in
these services. Claimants will be sent appointment notices that will instruct them when and where to
report for these services. Failure to report for your appointment will result in a denial of your
unemployment insurance benefits.
Debido a cambios en las leyes recientes emitidas por el Congreso de Estados Unidos, el número
de semanas de beneficios por Compensación por Emergencia de Desempleo a las cuales usted es elegible a recibir,
han sido reducidas a un máximo de 34 semanas. De ser usted elegible, continuara recibiendo los beneficios de EUC
de acuerdo al monto de su beneficio semanal hasta que vuelva a obtener un empleo, usted agote sus beneficios, o
hasta que el programa de EUC termine el próximo 5 de Enero de 2013, cualquiera de ellos se alcance primero.
Siempre ha sido necesario que los reclamantes de EUC busquen activamente trabajo y que mantengan records de
su búsqueda de empleo. Según la nueva legislación, se requiere un esfuerzo mayor de búsqueda de empleo y servicio
de reempleo. Todos los esfuerzos de empleo de los reclamantes de EUC serán sujetos a auditorias periódicas.
Usted debe buscar trabajo y proveer estos records cuando se le solicite. De otra manera, los beneficios
podrían ser negados.
Todos los reclamantes que han solicitado la aplicación inicial de EUC, comenzando de marzo 26, 2012,
también será necesario participar en los servicios de reempleo de la División De Empleo One-Stop Career Center.
Reclamantes de EUC que estarán recibiendo sus 20 semanas también serán obligados a participar de estos servicios.
Se les enviara a todos los reclamantes un aviso para una cita que les indicará cuando y donde tendrán que
reportarse a éstos servicios. Si usted no se reporta a esta cita, sus beneficios del seguro de desempleo
podrían ser negados.
Extended Benefits (EB) Update
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