Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 and extends until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

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If an employer filed a partial claim on an employee's behalf, what should the employee do? Is a PIN number required?

Follow instructions given by the employer, including calling in to establish the preferred payment method. The employer has the option to temporarily file weekly on the employees' behalf. If the employee continues to remain unemployed for an extended period of time or if the employer is unable to file, the affected employee will be eligible to file on his or her own behalf and will receive instructions for establishing a PIN.