West Virginia Extends Benefit Period Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits

Summary

West Virginia has updated its unemployment benefit program, allowing eligible claimants to receive up to 20 weeks of additional benefits, following the state's enactment of a retroactive trigger for its Extended Benefit (EB) program, which began on June 7, 2009, after the release of state total unemployment rates (TURs) on May 22, 2009.