§ 71-5-539. No assignment of benefits; exemptions
Any assignment, pledge or incumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter shall be void. Such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debt; and benefits received by any individual, so long as […]
§ 71-5-541. Construction
A. (1) In the administration of this chapter, the department shall cooperate with the Department of Labor to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter and shall take such action, through the adoption of appropriate rules, regulations, administrative methods and standards, as may be necessary to secure to this state and its […]
§ 71-5-543. Authorization to waive recovery of benefits paid to ineligible persons under certain circumstances
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the executive director of the department may waive recovery of benefits paid under this chapter to a person if the person is subsequently found to be ineligible for the benefit and the benefits were paid as a direct result of unemployment caused by a natural disaster which is […]
§ 71-5-525. Procedure
The manner in which appealed claims shall be presented and the conduct of hearings and appeals shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board of Review for determining the rights of the parties, whether or not such regulations conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of procedure. […]
§ 71-5-527. Witness fees
Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to Sections 71-5-515 through 71-5-533 shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the commission. Such fees shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering this chapter.
§ 71-5-507. Duration
Any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled during any benefit year to a total amount of regular benefits equal to twenty-six (26) times his weekly benefit amount or one-third (1/3) of his total wages for insured work paid during his base period, whichever is the lesser. Provided, that for a benefit year effective prior to […]
§ 71-5-509. Seasonal workers
For the purposes of this section, cotton ginning and professional baseball only are classified as seasonal industries. The term “seasonal worker” means an individual who is employed in a seasonal industry, and who has base period wages paid on and after July 1, 1983, in such seasonal industry, except that the term shall not include […]
§ 71-5-511. Eligibility conditions
An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the department finds that: (i) He has registered for work at and thereafter has continued to report to the department in accordance with such regulations as the department may prescribe; except that the department may, by regulation, waive or […]
§ 71-5-513. Disqualifications
A. An individual shall be disqualified for benefits: For the week, or fraction thereof, which immediately follows the day on which he left work voluntarily without good cause, if so found by the department, and for each week thereafter until he has earned remuneration for personal services performed for an employer, as in this chapter […]
§ 71-5-515. Filing
Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the commission may prescribe. Each employer shall post and maintain in places readily accessible to individuals in his service printed statements concerning such regulations or such other matters as the commission may by regulation prescribe. Each employer shall supply such individuals copies of […]