KRS 341.735: Reduction of extended benefit amount.

Notwithstanding any state statute to the contrary and to the extent permitted by federal

law, for any week during a period in which federal payments to states under Section 204

of the Federal -State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 are reduced

under an order issued under Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177):

(1) The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total

unemployment in his eligibility period shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to

one-half (1/2) of the federal reduction and the resultant weekly amount, if not a full

dollar amount, shall be adjusted to the nearest multiple of one dollar ($1);

(2) The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible worker with respect to his

applicable benefit year shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the aggregate of

the reductions under subsection (1) of this section in the weekly amounts paid to the

individual; and

(3) Subject employers, except gove rnmental entities as defined in KRS 341.069, shall

be charged, in addition to the amount of regular benefits chargeable under KRS

341.530, the difference of the amount of extended benefits paid the worker under

this section and the amount of the federal pa yment after reduction. Governmental

entities excepted by this subsection shall be charged for regular and extended

benefits in accordance with KRS 341.530.