IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The Budget Control Act of 2011 requires
across-the-board budget reductions to many
federal programs, including the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program. These
reductions are generally known as
“sequestration.” This means that payments of EUC
for weeks that begin on or after March 31, 2013,
must be reduced by 10.7 percent for each week of
unemployment through September 2013.
You will be sent a revised EUC monetary
determination providing you with the new
remaining entitlement and new weekly benefit
amount for your EUC claim. You will be notified
if there are subsequent changes affecting your
EUC entitlement.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (EUC) will be available through
2013.
The President has
signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
that includes the EUC extension. The legislation
authorizes up to 37 weeks of EUC benefits for
individuals who have exhausted their regular
benefits (which last up to 26 weeks). The new
law did not increase or decrease the number of
weeks available. If you had not received all of
your EUC benefits before Dec. 29, 2012, then you
may continue to claim EUC until you run out. If
you run out of regular benefits after Dec. 29,
2012, and you still meet eligibility
requirements, you may apply for and claim EUC
benefits. If you have already received all of
the EUC benefits for which you were eligible,
the new legislation does not grant you
additional weeks of benefits.
NOTICE:
This is the
official state government unemployment insurance
website. The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Division
of Unemployment Insurance is not affiliated or
associated with any external or private website
that may attempt to charge you a fee for filing
an unemployment insurance claim or seek
information about you. Any information you
provide to an external or private website is not
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The Voice Response Unit
(VRU) for requesting weeks of Unemployment
Insurance has a new number. You
can now request weeks by calling
(877) 3MY-KYUI
or
(877) 369-5984.
To request benefits on-line, go to
http://www.kewes.ky.gov.
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ALERT:
If you know of anyone collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working, while unable to work, or to which they are not eligible you should report this anonymously to
http://oet.ky.gov/stop_ui_fraud.htm
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All claimants should
now
file claims or request benefit checks through the main
online
application.
Only those
drawing regular Unemployment Insurance or Emergency
Unemployment Compensation can request checks via the
telephone.
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Note: The Kentucky's Electronic Workplace for Employment Services (online application) link is only available M-F from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EST and Sunday from 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM EST.
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Claim Filing and Benefit Request
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Information about
Emergency
Unemployment Compensation.
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