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CONDITIONS OF UNEMPLOYMENT RELATED TO THE DISASTER To qualify for DUA, you must meet one or more of the following conditions that directly result from a major disaster. • You no longer have a job. • You can't reach your workplace. • You were supposed to start work in the area affected by the disaster, but your job no longer exists, or you can't reach your workplace/job site. • You became the breadwinner or major supporter of your family because the head of household died. • You can’t work because of an injury caused by the disaster. If you are not a citizen of the United States, you cannot be paid DUA benefits based on your work unless you were legally authorized to work in the United States at the time you completed that service.

DUA REPORTING AND FILING REQUIREMENTS To be eligible for any week of DUA, you need to meet the following conditions: • You must be living in the disaster area, work in the disaster area, or travel to work through the disaster area. • You need to be partially or totally unemployed because of the disaster. • You can't be eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance (from the State of Alabama or any other state), unless you're disqualified because of a disaster related injury. • You must file a weekly certification each week. • You must be able and available for full-time work each day of your claim week. This means that you must be ready, willing, and able to accept work, and there can't be anything preventing you from taking a full-time job. If you are an unemployed self-employed claimant, you'll still be considered available for work if you’re only taking steps to restart your self-employment. • You need to report all work you’ve done, even if you haven't been paid yet. You need to report any gross earnings before deductions (including all tips, room, and meals). Certain types of payments such as wages, vacation pay, holiday pay, workers’ compensation pay, sick pay, etc., may be disqualifying or deductible. • You must share your updated address with us if you move. Knowingly giving false information to get benefits is considered fraud. For more information about fraud, see Part Seven of this handbook. If you've been found ineligible for DUA benefits and disagree with the decision, you can file an appeal. You are allowed 60 days from the date of determination to file an appeal. Please see Part Eight: Appeals, for appeal filing instructions for the first level of appeal. The hearing officer will make a decision and mail it to you. If you disagree with that decision from the first level of appeal, a second appeal must be filed within 15 days of that decision to the Regional Administrator. The decision made by the Regional Administrator is the final decision and cannot be appealed. Send your appeal request to the Regional Administrator by writing to:

ATTN: Regional Administrator U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 61 Forsyth Street SW, Room 6M12 Atlanta, GA 30303

If you have appealed a decision denying DUA benefits, continue to file weekly certifications for benefits until the appeal is decided. If the decision finds you eligible to receive DUA benefits, you will only be paid for the weeks you filed timely weekly certifications.