SPECIAL TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR DISPLACED AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND RELATED WORKERS

WHAT IS TEUC-A? Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation for displaced airline industry and related workers (TEUC-A) provides up to 39 weeks of benefits (less any TEUC previously received) to unemployed workers whose exhausted regular unemployment compensation (UC) claim was based in whole, or in part, on qualifying employment for an airline or related industry. Airline and related industries are: air carriers, businesses operating at an airport or certain offsite businesses that are integrally related to airport operations, businesses that perform additional, value-added production processes for air carriers or businesses providing products, supplies and services that are received or utilized by an airline.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS FOR TEUC-A?

Potentially eligible individuals are those individuals who have exhausted regular, additional, extended, or TEUC benefits, or have an existing TEUC claim on file with a balance remaining whose regular claim for UC was based in whole, or in part, on employment and wages from the qualifying employment described above. The individuals must have been laid-off from such employment on or after September 11, 2001 due, in whole or in part, to:

The reductions in airline service because of the terrorist actions of September 11, 2001, or,

The closure of a U.S. airport because of the terrorist actions or security measures, or,

The conflict with Iraq.

DOES THIS SPECIAL TEUC PROGRAM PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TEUC-A BENEFITS?

Yes. There can be an augmentation of one-third (up to 13 additional weeks) of the TEUC-A monetary entitlement for eligible individuals having their claims being paid by states that are in an extended period because of a high unemployment rate. These extended weeks are referred to as TEUC-AX benefits.

WHEN WILL TEUC-A BENEFITS BE PAID?

Unemployed eligible individuals will receive TEUC-A benefits for weeks of unemployment beginning after April 16, 2003 (date of enactment). Entitlement to TEUC-A and TEUC-AX claims can be established through the last week ending before December 29, 2003. Individuals having a remaining balance in their account as of December 28, 2003, may continue to receive benefits for weeks of unemployment during a phase-out period that ends the week beginning on or before December 26, 2004. Eligibility will be determined by the state workforce agency that paid an individual’s regular UC claim. Individual’s having questions concerning TEUC-A eligibility should check with that state workforce agency.