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I have been reading more and more into the posting below in the PA state website concerning EB. It looks like EB was recently extended to 3/10/12 from 2/4/12. Not asking anyone to test their ability to predict the future, but is it possible again for the governor to extend the date again when 3/10/12 approaches? (or make it retroactive if the extension gets signed beyond 3/10/12)?
I am assuming it is up to the state to determine if they want to switch EB on and off? Do the states still have the power to supercede the 2/17/12 legislation and basically authorize EB extension even if the UE percentage is not met?
Seems the more I read into things the more questions/confusion arise.
News for Immediate Release February 9, 2012 Change in Unemployment Compensation Law Allows Extended Benefits for Claimants to Continue
Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law Senate Bill 1375, ensuring that federally funded Extended Benefits in Pennsylvania will continue, without interruption, to unemployment compensation claimants through March 10, 2012.
Extended Benefits are additional weeks of unemployment compensation payable to qualified workers when the state’s unemployment rate reaches a certain level.
Extended Benefits are only payable after individuals have exhausted their rights to state-funded benefits and federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation. High Unemployment Period (HUP) Extended Benefits are payable to individuals who have exhausted their regular Extended Benefits.
The newly enacted legislation will allow claimants to receive High Unemployment Period Extended Benefits through Feb. 18, 2012, and regular Extended Benefits through March 10, 2012.
The Department of Labor & Industry’s Center for Workforce Information & Analysis estimates that this law will allow 17,000 claimants to collect $30 million in federally funded Extended Benefits over the five week period from Feb. 5, 2012 through March 10, 2012.
The law goes into effect immediately, and is retroactive. Without this change in the law, claimants could only collect Extended Benefits through Feb. 4, 2012.
I have been reading more and more into the posting below in the PA state website concerning EB. It looks like EB was recently extended to 3/10/12 from 2/4/12.
PA conformed its state statutes to comply with three-year lookback in federal statutes, in order not to trigger off in January:
Not asking anyone to test their ability to predict the future, but is it possible again for the governor to extend the date again when 3/10/12 approaches? (or make it retroactive if the extension gets signed beyond 3/10/12)?
No. Governor can do nothing further. PA statutes already track federal regs going forward.
Federal regs now determine when PA triggers off EB - projected to be June 9 per NELP: http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_...h_full_600.jpg
Based on how rapidly PA's lookback trigger is declining, I suspect they may trigger off in May, possibly April. BLS makes the final determination and announces. BLS next announces March 3, then March 30.
I am assuming it is up to the state to determine if they want to switch EB on and off?
Only if state wants to pay State Extended Benefits 100% of out its own coffers. No state will do this anymore. Further, they won't even pay 50% of the EB w/federal govt paying 50% which had been the previous practice before the economic collapse. In that event, it would need to comply with federal UE triggers.
Triggers on EB are determined by federal government, not the state. Currently 6% EB; 8% High EB.
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