UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 27-20
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 27-20
Presidential Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Unemployment Insurance (UI)-Related Technical Assistance for States Administering Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)
To provide states with Unemployment Insurance (UI)-related technical assistance for administering LWA provided under Section 408(e)(2) in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance (Stafford) Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(2)), as authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019, issued on August 8, 2020.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary
States should direct inquiries regarding LWA to FEMA-IHPHelpdesk@fema.dhs.gov. States may direct inquiries regarding the intersection of LWA with unemployment benefit programs to covid-19@dol.gov.