Federal Unemployment Programs Extended for Two Months

December 23, 2011

Congress and the White House have come to agreement on a two-month extension for federal unemployment programs. Without this extension, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program would have begun to phase out and the Extended Benefit (EB) program would have ended in early January.

This extension means that the these programs will stay in effect for the next two months. The legislation did not add more weeks of benefits; it only extends the amount of time available to file a claim for benefits from these two programs.

For more information on unemployment eligibility, please visit the Maine Department of Labor unemployment website at www.file4ui.com.