(1) An individual filing a new claim for benefits under this chapter shall, at the time the claim is filed with the Employment Department, be advised that: (a) Benefits are subject to federal and state income tax; (b) Federal and state law may require that a recipient of benefits make quarterly estimated tax payments during […]
(1) A claimant may elect to have an amount withheld from benefits otherwise payable to the claimant. (2) An election made under this section shall be on such form and in such manner as prescribed by the Employment Department. (3) A claimant making an election under this section may terminate the election at any time. […]
For purposes of ORS 657.144 (1) and 657.146, the Employment Department shall follow the procedures and regulations adopted by the United States Department of Labor and the federal Internal Revenue Service that relate to the collection and payment of federal income tax withholding amounts on benefits paid to individuals under this chapter. [1995 c.556 §56; […]
(1) An individual shall be paid benefits for weeks during the benefit year in an amount that is to be determined by taking into account the individual’s work in subject employment in the base year as provided in this section. (2)(a) To qualify for benefits an individual must have: (A) Worked in subject employment in […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any amount of unemployment compensation payable to any individual for any week if not an even dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower full dollar amount. [1983 c.51 §4]
The amount of back pay paid by an employer, or awarded by a judge or arbitrator, to an individual may not be reduced to reflect the amount of benefits that the individual received during the period for which the back pay was paid or awarded. [2021 c.388 §8]
(1) An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the Director of the Employment Department finds that: (a) The individual has registered for work at and thereafter has continued to report at an employment office in accordance with such rules as the director may prescribe. However, the […]
(1) The Employment Department shall: (a) Identify eligible individuals who are likely to exhaust benefits payable under ORS 657.150 and who will need reemployment service assistance to make a successful transition to new employment; and (b) Refer individuals identified under paragraph (a) of this subsection for any reemployment services available under state or federal law. […]
(1) As used in this section: (a)(A) “Regular benefits” means benefits payable to an individual under this chapter, including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to ex-servicemembers under 5 U.S.C. chapter 85. (B) “Regular benefits” does not mean additional benefits payable under ORS 657.331 to 657.334 or extended benefits payable under ORS 657.321 to […]
(1) To satisfy the registration requirements of ORS 657.155 (1), an unemployed individual who submits a claim for benefits, at the request of the Director of the Employment Department or an authorized representative of the director, shall submit to the Oregon State Employment Service information regarding the individual’s job qualifications, training and experience as the […]
No week shall be counted as a week of unemployment for the purposes of ORS 657.155 (1)(d): (1) Unless it occurs within the benefit year that includes the week for which the unemployed individual claims payment of benefits. (2) If benefits have been paid with respect thereto. (3) Unless the unemployed individual was eligible for […]
(1) Benefits based on service in an instructional, research or principal administrative capacity for an educational institution or institution of higher education shall be payable to an individual in the same amount, on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as benefits payable on the basis of other service subject to this chapter, […]
(1) If the Director of the Employment Department finds that during the base year of the individual any individual has been incapable of work during the greater part of any calendar quarter, such base year shall be extended a calendar quarter. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no such extension of an […]
(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 657.010 (1), in the case of an individual who is not eligible for benefits under ORS 657.150 (2) using the definition in ORS 657.010 (1), “base year” means the last four completed calendar quarters preceding the benefit year, if use of this alternate definition of “base year” makes the individual eligible for […]
(1) An authorized representative designated by the Director of the Employment Department shall promptly examine each claim to determine whether an individual is subject to disqualification as a result of a separation, termination, leaving, resignation, or disciplinary suspension from work or as a result of failure to apply for or accept work and shall promptly […]
(1) Notwithstanding provisions of this chapter relating to being available for work, actively seeking work or refusing to accept work, an unemployed individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits shall not be denied benefits because the individual is in training approved under Section 236 (a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974; nor shall such individual […]
Benefits shall not be paid on the basis of services performed by an alien unless such alien is an individual who was lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence at the time such services were performed, was lawfully present for purposes of performing such services, or was permanently residing in the United States […]
Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the basis of any services, substantially all of which consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, for any week of unemployment which commences during the period between two successive sport seasons if the individual performed such services in […]
In determining whether any work is suitable for an individual, the Director of the Employment Department shall consider, among other factors, the degree of risk involved to the health, safety and morals of the individual, the physical fitness and prior training, experience and prior earnings of the individual, the length of unemployment and prospects for […]
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no work is deemed suitable and benefits shall not be denied under this chapter to any otherwise eligible individual for refusing to accept new work under any of the following conditions: (a) If the position offered is vacant due directly to a strike, lockout or other labor […]
