Arkansas Unemployment Extension
An Arkansas unemployment extension became effective on July 6th, 2008 and is referred to as the emergency Unemployment Compensation benefit. The unemployment extension was supposed to end on March 27th, 2009. However, President Bush signed PL 110-449 (HR 6867) into law. This law gave an additional seven weeks to the Arkansas unemployment extension that was originally set at 13 weeks. The total Arkansas unemployment extension is now 20 weeks after an unemployed worker has completely drawn out their regular unemployment benefits. The Arkansas unemployment extension became effective on January 25, 2009.
Arkansas Unemployment Extension Qualifications
To qualify for the Arkansas unemployment extension you must have a base wage period that is: equal to 40 times your weekly unemployment benefit amount. 1.5 times higher than your highest quarter or 20 weeks of full time work.
In addition, your regular benefit claim must have ended after May 1, 2007 and you must have used up all your benefits for that claim. You can not have any rights to a regular unemployment benefit claim from any other state or federal unemployment compensation law. Furthermore, you can not have received a Canadian unemployment benefit amount for any week after the above date.
An Arkansas Unemployment Extension Notice will be mailed to all
remaining unemployed workers who may be eligible for the extension. The
notice will be mailed to your last known mailing address.
How
to File For An AR Unemployment Extension
Any unemployed person who has exhausted their regular benefit amount can file for an extension starting on Wednesday July 9, 2008. File your claim by going to your local Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Office.
Weekly Unemployment Benefit Amounts
The weekly amount of an Arkansas unemployment extension that starts from the week ending on November 29, 2008, is the same benefit amount that is received on your regular claim that your extension is based on. For more help in filing for your Arkansas unemployment extension go to your local Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Office.