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Unemployment Insurance Program National Minimum Weekly Work Search Requirements

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Fed. RegisterAct by January 11, 2027 (public comments)
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The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing new federal minimum standards for weekly work-search requirements in state unemployment insurance programs, reflecting a 2012 Congressional update to the Social Security Act. This rule would establish uniform expectations across all states for how unemployment claimants must document job-search activities. The proposal affects unemployment benefit administration nationwide. Public comments accepted until 2027-01-11.
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TypeProposed Rule
SourceFed. Register
PublishedNovember 10, 2026
Comment deadlineJanuary 11, 2027

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department), through the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), is proposing to amend 20 CFR part 604 both to reflect a 2012 update in Federal law in which Congress, by amending section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (SSA), established a Federal work search requirement; and to establish a national minimum weekly work search requirement standard for the Federal-State unemployment compensation (UC) program. This proposed rule would mandate, among other thing

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