S.F. No. 13 Summary

• Establishes additional unemployment benefits program for workers laid off from iron ore mining employers or employers providing goods/services to iron ore mining operations.

• Eligible applicants must have 50 percent or greater wage credits from iron ore mining industry employment, exhausted maximum state or federal unemployment benefits, and meet regular unemployment benefit requirements.

• Maximum benefit amount equals 26 weeks of payments at the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit rate, available through the week ending May 1, 2021.

• If applicant qualifies for new regular unemployment benefits with equal or higher weekly amount, they must use new account; if lower, they receive additional benefits until exhausted.

• Applicants receiving federal unemployment benefits or Trade Readjustment Assistance are ineligible for these additional benefits; benefits paid do not affect future employer tax rates or government/nonprofit employer reimbursing accounts.