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Social Security Explained, 2009 Edition 
Provides a comprehensive and detailed explanation for the federal old-age, survivor's and disability insurance segments of the Social Security program.
The Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law has been amended as follows:
Extension of benefit period. Beginning February 1, 2009, and ending December 5, 2009, or four weeks prior to the last week for which 100% federal sharing is authorized by § 2005(a) of Public Law 111-5 (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), there is a state “on” indicator when: (1) The average state unemployment rate as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor for the most recent three month period is 6.5% or higher; and (2) The average state unemployment rate of 6.5% or higher exceeds 110% of the average of the unemployment rate for either or both of the corresponding three-month periods ending in the two preceding calendar years
An individual will be eligible to receive federal extended unemployment benefits in a high unemployment period if he or she has exhausted all state benefits. “High unemployment period” means any period during which the state unemployment rate for the most recent three-month period is 8% or higher. The total amount of extended benefits an eligible unemployed individual may receive during such a period is the lessor of: (1) 80% of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable in the applicable benefit year; or (2) 20 times the weekly benefit amount that was payable for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year.
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