[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR604.1]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 604--REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH AND ADOPTION UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 604.1  What is the purpose of this regulation?


    The regulation in this part allows the States to develop and 
experiment with innovative methods for paying unemployment compensation 
to parents on approved leave or who otherwise leave employment to be 
with their newborns or newly-adopted children. States' experiences with 
Birth and Adoption unemployment compensation will enable the Department 
of Labor to test whether its interpretation of the Federal ``able and 
available'' requirements promotes a continued connection to the 
workforce in parents who receive such payments.