Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Public Law (P.L.) 110-449 expanded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) for up to 20 weeks. A second tier provides for up to 14 weeks of benefits, and a third tier provides up to 13 additional weeks of benefits.
THERE ARE ONLY 3 EXTENSION TIERS AVAILABLE TO WYOMING CLAIMANTS.
Claimants may be eligible for an extended claim if they exhausted an Unemployment Insurance claim sometime on or after May 5, 2007.
The last week eligiblity for an extension can be established is the week ending 11/27/10.
The last week payale to elgible claimants is the week ending 4/30/11.
Am I Eligible for EUC?
- A claimant must have a benefit year that has ended and be unable to establish a new benefit year under regular Unemployment Insurance.
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- A claimant must have received all unemployment insurance benefits available in a current benefit year (the benefit year has not yet ended, but there is no balance available.)
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3. A claimant must have total earnings on the regular unemployment claim of at least 1.5 times the highest quarter in the Base Period of that claim.
How do I File an EUC Claim?
- Online at http://wyui.doe.state.wy.us
- By telephone at (307) 473-3789
- Claimants living outside of Wyoming may file online or call 1-866-729-7799
Federal Additional Compensation (FAC)
The FAC program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, enacted February 17, 2009. It provides a $25 weekly supplement to the unemployment compensation of eligible claimants.
The $25 FAC supplement was added to unemployment benefits paid starting with the week ending February 28, 2009.
The last week FAC eligibility could be established on a new claim was the week ending 5/29/10. The last week FAC is payable to eligible claimants is for week ending 12/11/10.