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Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-043 Order Primary source read

Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 16-20, CARES Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions (Apr. 5, 2020)

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions

ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies · United States Department of Labor, ETA (federal agency) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States Department of Labor, ETA (federal agency)
Level
Federal
Authority
CARES Act section 2102; 42 U.S.C. 503; 20 C.F.R. part 625 (DUA regulations applied)
Issued
2020-04-05 Apr. 5, 2020
Effective
2020-04-05 (weeks of unemployment beginning on or after Jan. 27, 2020) (read as 2020-04-05)
End
Dec. 31, 2020 (extended to Sept. 6, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Apr. 5, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationOther
Addressees
  • State Workforce Agencies
Functions reached
  • WF: federal benefits for self-employed, gig and other workers unemployed for the eleven COVID-19 reasons (including quarantine orders and school closures) -- the statutory catalogue of the ways governmental orders idled workers
  • HR contractor and gig staffing
Collection
Federal labor and immigration agencies AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION

Operative words

1. Purpose. To provide states with operating, financial, and reporting instructions for the PUA program authorized by Section 2102 of the CARES Act of 2020, Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136.... On March 27, 2020, President signed into law the CARES Act, which includes the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act set out in Title II, Subtitle A. Section 2102 of the CARES Act creates a new temporary federal program called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)...

Enforcement

CARES Act section 2102(f) agreements; 20 C.F.R. part 625 procedures

Notes

Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) reasons include that the individual 'is unable to reach the place of employment because of a quarantine imposed as a direct result of the COVID-19 public health emergency' and that 'the individual's place of employment is closed as a direct result of the COVID-19 public health emergency'.