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EMERGENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UPDATE (EUC) - December 17, 2010
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
The United States Congress has extended the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program until January
3, 2012. The extension does not include any additional
weeks of EUC benefits for claimants who have exhausted
all entitlement to EUC benefits.
With the extension, claimants who exhaust their first 26 weeks of Maryland unemployment
insurance (UI) benefits through the claim week ending December 24, 2011, will now be eligible
to file for EUC benefits. Claimants will receive notification in the mail that they are eligible
to file for these benefits. Claimants who are currently receiving EUC benefits will continue to
receive them at this time.
Claimants who filed initial claims for EUC benefits after
the EUC Program temporarily expired had been notified
that their claims were being held pending reauthorization
of the EUC Program. These claims will be processed beginning
December 17, 2010. Payments will be made for any back
weeks for which the claimants had filed timely continued
claims as long as they are otherwise eligible. It is anticipated
that it will take approximately one week before payments
are made on all claims. Payment information may be accessed
by phone via Telecert or on the internet via Webcert for
the date that payment is made.
Claimants who were receiving EUC benefits but had those
benefits suspended as they had received either 20 weeks
of EUC benefits or 34 weeks of EUC benefits, will have
their benefits reinstated. These claimants received notification
of the suspension and were instructed to keep filing their
continued claims (Webcert or Telecert). Benefits for all
back weeks for which the claimants were otherwise eligible
should be paid by December 23, 2010.
We will provide updated information concerning the continuing extension of the EUC Program, as information
becomes available.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is committed to ensuring that claimants receive
all benefits which are due.
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