The State of Hawai’i is now offering two extensions for unemployed workers who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits. The state extension, State Additional Benefits (SAB), was approved by Governor Cayetano and is in effect from November
The State of Hawai’i is now offering two extensions for unemployed workers who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits.
The state extension, State Additional Benefits (SAB), was approved by Governor Cayetano and is in effect from November 4, 2001 to June 30, 2002.
The federal extension, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUC) was signed
by President Bush as part of the economic stimulus package under the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 and is effective from March 10, 2002 to December 31, 2002.
Both programs provide for an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits and were passed to provide short-term help for unemployed workers and long term stimulus for the economy
According to Director Leonard Agor of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, claimants who are potentially eligible for extended or additional benefits will receive a notice from the Department to report to their local unemployment office with that notice to file a claim for TEUC or SAB.
Since the two programs have different eligibility requirements, claimants will be screened by the unemployment claim offices to see which program they qualify for, a press release from the DLIR.
