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At this point, yes, unless NJ reverts to 50/50 federal state funding. With your governor, that may be hard.
This is incorrect. NJ must BY LAW pay EB, if triggers are met. If they revert To The 3 Year Lookback (as expected), EB Will Be Paid, until the 110% trigger is no longer met. 100%, Or 50/50 HAS NO BEARINGS ON EB PAYMENTS IN NJ! NJ is one of about 5 states like that, where EB Is Paid Even With 50/50 Funding. Mr. Christie really has no bearing on that fact.
Is it true though, that even if the NJ legislators re-approve the 3 year loopback, that the EB will expire in March 2012 ?
That is not true. Assuming The 3 Year Lookback Is Re-Instated, EB WILL END WHEN THE 110% TRIGGER IS NO LONGER MET. 100% FUNDING WHICH ENDS IN MARCH HAS NO BEARING ON EB PAYMENTS IN NJ.
Is it true though, that even if the NJ legislators re-approve the 3 year loopback, that the EB will expire in March 2012 ?
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Originally Posted by DAYSINN2012
That is not true. Assuming The 3 Year Lookback Is Re-Instated, EB WILL END WHEN THE 110% TRIGGER IS NO LONGER MET. 100% FUNDING WHICH ENDS IN MARCH HAS NO BEARING ON EB PAYMENTS IN NJ.
Not according to the article you linked:
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The Legislature unanimously passed similar legislation (S-2680/A-3795) earlier this year after the federal government extended UI benefits until Tuesday. The legislation was signed by Gov. Chris Christie in April. Sweeney and Oliver said the new legislation that will be introduced will include a trigger that will automatically extend the benefits at the state level should the federal government extend them again at any future date.
I read that to mean NJ's lookback will parallel the feds, expiring when the federal lookback does. Right now federal lookback expires February 29th. Which means NJ's EB, even if lookback is corrected, is tied to that date, as well.
Or, is NJ decoupling its lookback from feds? And, if it is, what funds will NJ use to pay 'mandated' EB if it is not in compliance with federal regs IF fed lookback reverts to 2 years on February 29?
Newspaper article says NJ will track federal legislation - not go beyond it.
Do you have more up to date information?
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Not according to the article you linked:
I read that to mean NJ's lookback will parallel the feds, expiring when the federal lookback does. Right now federal lookback expires February 29th. Which means NJ's EB, even if lookback is corrected, is tied to that date, as well.
Or, is NJ decoupling its lookback from feds? And, if it is, what funds will NJ use to pay 'mandated' EB if it is not in compliance with federal regs IF fed lookback reverts to 2 years on February 29?
Newspaper article says NJ will track federal legislation - not go beyond it.
Do you have more up to date information?
Well That's a different story then. I was referring to the fact that NJ pays, and has paid EB EVEN WHEN FUNDING WAS 50/50, while many other states did not. This is what I was referring to. You are correct, that NJ can only lookback 3 Years if the fed reg's allow it. I was referring to the fact that NJ paid EB, when Federal Funding stopped The Payments in most other states. Fair point
I was trying to file for my Tier 3 benefits today and I have quite some money in there. I have been collecting for 52 weeks as of today and it wouldn't let me and the pop-up said that I have exhausted all my benefits. I don't get it??? Did anyone else have this problem when they went to file online??? Please help!!!
At the 52 week mark I understand you have to re-certify. You have to call on the phone and answer some questions and they then release payment and you can to back to claiming online again.
Can someone please help explain this to me? I just don't understand all the previous answers and am worried that I will be cut off soon.....I went on unemployment July 14 2011, am i getting unemployment only until the end of Januray 2012 or am i eligible for extended benefits?
Can someone please help explain this to me? I just don't understand all the previous answers and am worried that I will be cut off soon.....I went on unemployment July 14 2011, am i getting unemployment only until the end of Januray 2012 or am i eligible for extended benefits?
This thread is about Extended Benefits - not Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Benefits (aka extensions). Extended Benefits are the LAST level of benefits paid after exhaustion of all EUC tier benefits.
At present, through February 29, after exhaustion of state benefits, the legislation provides for:
State benefits need to be exhausted not later than February 25 in order to transition to Tier 1. Based on your post, you are well within the eligibility period and will transition to Tier 1 for another up to 20 weeks which can be exhausted in their entirety - but not later than August 15, 2012.
Any further benefits will depend upon Congress extending the legislation beyond February 29th.
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