Utah Code § 35A-4-403.5
Waiver of one-week waiting period during emergency
Utah · Utah Code Title 35A — Utah Workforce Services Code · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 35A-4-403.5, Waiver of one-week waiting period during emergency, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2336049
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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.