Confused about states ending EB based on falling below 110%...

[Ariadne22]

North Carolina has restored EB. Gov. Perdue signed an Executive Order on June 3rd, changing the lookback and ending the political impasse.

Bev Perdue Issues Executive Order To Restore Unemployment Benefits In North Carolina

[lcsd114]

Any chance Virginia will? Is it even in the works? Thanks for all the great advice and info, Ariadne!

[Ariadne22]

Originally Posted by lcsd114

Any chance Virginia will? Is it even in the works? Thanks for all the great advice and info, Ariadne!

Virginia's current unemployment rate is 6.1%, barely above the 6% trigger rate for EB. I have no knowledge of what is happening legislatively in VA, but doubt they are feeling much political pressure to pay EB with an unemployment rate this low.

[Ariadne22]

NYTimes discusses the reluctance of certain states to correct their lookback.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/bu...s.html?_r=1&hp

Reasons range from not adding to the federal deficit to employer perceptions that people are refusing work until their benefits run out.

[Ariadne22]

Pennsylvania Gov.corrects lookback in order to pay EB:

unemployment benefits: Governor Corbetts sign unemployment extension bill into law - WPMT

PA has triggered off the final 7 weeks of HUP, but will resume paying the first 13 weeks EB.

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Trigger Notice Report

[Ariadne22]

After finally correcting its lookback and a four-month lapse, Wisconsin has resumed EB payments. My account credited today for all back benefits since EUC exhausted in May.

WI will pay only 13 weeks EB and no longer pays Tier 4. At present unemployment rate is 7.6%, although nonseasonally adjusted rate is 8.4%.