Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Update
We have received many questions
asking about the additional $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
(FPUC) benefit payment for eligible recipients, and specifically whether local government employers
are responsible for paying or reimbursing the State for the $600 FPUC
benefit.
Recently, the Department of Labor issued new guidance on this very issue, entitled
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 15-20. The UIPL 15-20 expressly
states that
the $600 payment to eligible individuals under the FPUC program is
100% federally funded. The UIPL 15-20 also clearly states that
States may not charge employers, including local governmental employers,
for any FPUC benefits paid under the CARES Act.
Section 2104 of the CARES Act
created the temporary FPUC benefit program. The CARES Act specifies that FPUC benefit payments will
end after payments for the last week of unemployment before July 31, 2020.
For
more information about the operating, financial, and reporting instructions for
the FPUC program, please refer to UIPL
15-20.
Post Authored by Eugene Bolotnikov, Ancel Glink
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