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Industry News & Updates – July 9, 2025

ARKANSAS – DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available to individuals who were affected by severe storms and tornadoes that impacted Arkansas between April 2-22, 2025. Impacted individuals in Clark, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Desha, Fulton, Greene, Hot Spring, Jackson, Miller, Ouachita, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sharp, St. Francis and White counties may be eligible for DUA benefits.

As a reminder, DUA is an unemployment insurance benefit made available after a disaster and is only available to individuals who:

  • Have applied for and used all regular unemployment benefits from any state, or do not qualify for unemployment benefits.
  • Worked or were self-employed or scheduled to begin work or self-employment in the disaster area.
  • Can no longer work or perform services because of physical damage or destruction to the place of employment as a direct result of the disaster.
  • Establish that the work or self-employment they can no longer perform was their primary source of income.
  • Cannot perform work or self-employment because of an injury as a direct result of the disaster.
  • Became the breadwinner or major support of a household because of the death of the head of household.

Impacted individuals should first apply for regular unemployment benefits online at  http://www.ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov/ or at an Arkansas Workforce Center. They should select Laid Off – Weather as the reason for separation. Then, if the individual is found ineligible for regular UI benefits or has exhausted their benefits, they will be provided with a link to submit a DUA application. The application deadline is July 21, 2025.

Additional information can be found on the DWS website.

DID YOU KNOW? MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: OFFBOARDING COMPLIANCE (STATE SEPARATION NOTICES)

Offboarding compliance, including state separation notices, can be a complex task on the best of days. But understanding what to do – and who is responsible – after merger, acquisition, and/or reorganization activity has taken place can make it even more complex.

But it doesn’t have to be – visit our website to learn more and keep an eye out as we continue to post weekly to help keep you informed!

TENNESSEE – DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available to individuals who were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that impacted Tennessee between April 2-24, 2025. Impacted individuals in Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Dyer, Hardeman, McNairy, Montgomery, Obion, and Wilson counties may be eligible for DUA benefits.

Individuals can apply for DUA at Jobs4TN.gov or by calling 877-813-0950 Monday through Friday between 8:00AM and 4:30PM CT. Applicants should specify that they were impacted by a disaster. The state of Tennessee will determine if individuals are eligible for regular UI benefits before determining DUA eligibility.

The application deadline is August 18, 2025.

Additional DUA application assistance can be found here.

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