Title: CARES Act: Expansion of Unemployment Benefits - Bernard Robinson & Company
Headings: CARES Act: Expansion of Unemployment Benefits
CARES Act: Expansion of Unemployment Benefits
CARES Act: Expansion of Unemployment Benefits
briefing by Tracey Martin, CPA & Brian Boswell, CPA
Expanded Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Brian Boswell Partner, CPA
Tracey Flynn Martin Partner, CPA

Content: We will continue to update this as additional information regarding UI is released. —
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed into law on March 27th will have an immediate impact on unemployment compensation. Of the $2 trillion economic stimulus package, an estimated $260 billion is set aside for enhanced and expanded unemployment insurance to millions of workers who find themselves furloughed, laid off or without work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This subsection is referred to in the Act as the “Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act”. We have included highlights below and will continue to update this blog post as additional details become available. Expanded Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Expands state benefits to include additional Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) of $600 per week. PUC is a flat amount for all who are eligible for UI. Expands the state’s time period for receiving UI to include Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PECU) for an additional 13 weeks. In most states, this provides a total of 36 weeks of UI. Effectively removes the one-week waiting period by fully reimbursing states that waive the waiting period for UI.