35A-4-403.5. Waiver of one-week waiting period during emergency.
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Effective 4/22/2020
35A-4-403.5. Waiver of one-week waiting period during emergency.
For any week beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the department may waive the one-week waiting period described in Subsection 35A-4-403(1)(d) and pay a benefit to an unemployed individual for that week if:
(1)the unemployed individual otherwise qualifies for a benefit for that week; and
(a)the president of the United States has issued an order declaring a national emergency that is effective in the state during that week;
(b)the governor has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency as described in Title 53, Chapter 2a, Emergency Management Act , that is effective during that week; or
(c)the federal government has agreed to reimburse the department for the cost of paying the benefit for that week.
Enacted by Chapter 9 , 2020 Special Session 3