COVID-19 relief from unemployment compensation charges, which was part of Act 9 of 2020 enacted on March 27, 2020, added Section 206.1 to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act, which expired at the end of 2020. This means that benefits paid for unemployment claims in 2021 will be charged to your account unless you are granted relief.
You can request relief by emailing the following information to uiempcharge@pa.gov:
In June 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor will launch an updated Unemployment Compensation system, which is designed to make sure people will get the benefits they need while also reducing the opportunity for fraud. Learn more about these upcoming changes.