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§ 11-10-534. Extended benefits — Definitions

As used in this section and §§ 11-10-535 — 11-10-543, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Additional benefits” means benefits payable to exhaustees by reason of conditions of high unemployment or by reason of other special factors under the provisions of any state law; (2) “Eligibility period” of an individual means the period consisting […]

§ 11-10-504. Maximum benefits payable

(a) For initial claims filed on or after January 1, 2018, the maximum potential benefits of an insured worker in a benefit year shall be the amount equal to the lesser of: (1) Sixteen (16) times his or her weekly benefit amount; or (2) One-third (1/3) of his or her wages for insured work in […]

§ 11-10-520. Claims — Posting of information by employer

(a) Each employer shall post and maintain, in places readily accessible to individuals in the employer’s employ, printed statements concerning benefit rights, claims for benefits, and such other matters relating to the administration of this chapter as the Director of the Division of Workforce Services may by rule prescribe. (b) Each employer shall supply to […]

§ 11-10-505. Failure of base-period employer to respond

(a) (1) (A) A notice to the base-period employer shall be mailed or posted online, or both, promptly to each employer appearing on the claimant’s monetary determination as a base-period employer. (B) Employers may choose to receive and respond to notice under this section through the mail or online, or both. (2) (A) If any […]

§ 11-10-521. Claims — Filing — Notice to last employer

(a) Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with rules the Director of the Division of Workforce Services prescribes. (b) (1) (A) A notice of the filing of an initial claim shall be immediately mailed or posted online under subsection (c) of this section, or both, to the employing unit known to the claimant […]

§ 11-10-506. Seasonal employment and benefit rights — Definitions

(a) (1) As used in this section, the term “seasonal industry” means an industry in which, because of the seasonal nature thereof, it is customary to lay off forty percent (40%) or more of the average monthly number of workers for at least four (4) consecutive months during a regularly recurring period of each year […]

§ 11-10-522. Claims — Determination

(a) In General. (1) (A) A monetary determination upon a claim filed pursuant to § 11-10-521(a) shall be made promptly by the Director of the Division of Workforce Services and shall include total wage credits as reported paid by each employer during the claimant’s base period and the identity of each base-period employer. (B) (i) […]

§ 11-10-507. Eligibility — Conditions — Definitions

An insured worker shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the Director of the Division of Workforce Services finds that: (1) Claim for Benefits. He or she has made a claim for benefits with respect to such week in accordance with such rules as the director may prescribe; (2) […]

§ 11-10-508. Eligibility — Labor dispute — Exceptions

(a) If so found by the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, no individual may serve a waiting period or be paid benefits for the duration of any period of unemployment if he or she lost his or her employment or has left his or her employment by reason of a labor dispute other […]