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

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Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-4-403.5

  • Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • State: includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Week: means the period or periods of seven consecutive calendar days as the department may prescribe by rule. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
(2) 

(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

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