1. (1) A claimant may receive EB if:

   1. (a) the claimant has been unable to find work for an extended period of time;
   2. (b) the claimant has exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits; and
   3. (c) the state is in an EB period as defined by Subsection 35A-4-402(7).

2. (2) Wage Credits.

   1. (a) A claimant is not required to have additional wage credits to qualify for EB as the original claim is extended with the same weekly benefit amount.
   2. (b) A claimant is not eligible for EB if the claimant has sufficient additional wage credits and can qualify for a new claim for regular unemployment insurance benefits.
3. (3) The maximum benefit amount of EB is one-half of the amount of the claimant's original regular unemployment insurance benefits claim up to a maximum of 13 times the weekly benefit amount.
4. (4) No EB may be paid if the unemployment rate drops below a certain level, even if the claimant has not exhausted the claimant's EB.
5. (5) There is no waiting week on an EB claim.

6. (6) Availability requirements for EB claimants are different from those for regular unemployment insurance benefits claimants. Unless the EB claimant has good prospects as defined in Section R994-402-205, the EB claimant must:

   1. (a) have no occupational restrictions;
   2. (b) reduce wage expectations; and
   3. (c) increase the claimant's work search efforts beyond those expected of regular unemployment insurance benefits claimants unless the claimant has received an exemption from the Department approval while attending school under Sections R994-403-201 through R994-403-205.

KEY: unemployment compensation, employee recruitment, extended benefits

Date of Last Change: April 21, 2022

Notice of Continuation: June 9, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-4-402(2); 35A-4-402(6)(a)