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mutualrespect37
It sounds like you are quoting information about different criteria for establishing an initial claim in CA and Vermont? Unmployment laws and policies are established at the state level, but once you have qualified for an initial claim under state law, the extension monies get triggered by the unemployment rate in your state. The amount of money you can receive for the extension will be the same amount you qualified for on your last active state claim or often an extra $25 more a week. All states currently have triggered two tiers of extensions and 48 states have triggered three tiers have extensions for having an unemployment rate of over six percent. CA has four tiers of extensions.
Recently Congress extended the deadline to apply for and receive extension
monies, but this gets done at the last minute on a quarterly basis so it's always touch and go. The current quarter goes through June.