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Utah Code § 35A-4-403.5

Waiver of one-week waiting period during emergency

Enacted by Chapter 9, 2020 Special Session 3

For any week beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the department may waive the one-week waiting period described in Subsection 35A-4-403(1)(d) and pay a benefit to an unemployed individual for that week if:

(1) the unemployed individual otherwise qualifies for a benefit for that week; and

(2)

(a) the president of the United States has issued an order declaring a national emergency that is effective in the state during that week;

(b) the governor has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency as described in Title 53, Chapter 2a, Emergency Management Act, that is effective during that week; or

(c) the federal government has agreed to reimburse the department for the cost of paying the benefit for that week.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.