The Employment and Training Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Labor, has announced a new schedule for calculating Federal military wages for unemployment claims under the UCX program. This schedule will be used by states to determine military wages for first-time unemployment claims starting January 1, 2025. If there is no Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214) on file, states will rely on this schedule for processing these claims. The schedule must be used for claims filed on or after the specified date, while previous schedules apply to claims filed before then.
Simple Explanation
The U.S. Department of Labor is using a new way to count how much money soldiers make if they need unemployment help when they leave the military, starting in 2025. If they don't have a special military form that shows they stopped working, states will use this new counting method.