§ 96-18 – Penalties.
96-18. Penalties. (a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to make a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or to knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefit under this Chapter or under an employment security law of any other state, the federal government, or […]
§ 96-18.1 – Attachment and garnishment of fraudulent overpayment.
96-18.1. Attachment and garnishment of fraudulent overpayment. (a) Applicability. – This section applies to an individual who has been provided notice of a determination or an appeals decision finding that the individual, or another individual acting in the individual’s behalf and with the individual’s knowledge, has knowingly done one or more of the following to […]
§ 96-19 – Enforcement of Employment Security Law discontinued upon repeal or invalidation of federal acts; suspension of enforcement provisions contested.
96-19. Enforcement of Employment Security Law discontinued upon repeal or invalidation of federal acts; suspension of enforcement provisions contested. (a) It is the purpose of this Chapter to secure for employers and employees the benefits of Title III and Title IX of the Federal Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935, as to credit on […]
§ 96-20 – Duties of Division; conformance to Wagner-Peyser Act; organization; director; employees.
96-20. Duties of Division; conformance to Wagner-Peyser Act; organization; director; employees. The Employment Security Section of the Division of Employment Security, Department of Commerce, shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such number and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this Chapter, and for the purpose of […]
§ 96-14.12 – Limitations on company officers and spouses.
96-14.12. Limitations on company officers and spouses. (a) Disqualification for Benefits. – An individual is disqualified for benefits if the Division determines either of the following: (1) The individual is customarily self-employed and can reasonably return to self-employment. (2) The individual or the individual’s spouse is unemployed because the individual’s ownership share of the employer […]
§ 96-14.13 – Limitation on benefits due to lump sum payments.
96-14.13. Limitation on benefits due to lump sum payments. An individual is disqualified from receiving benefits for any week for which the individual receives any sum from the employer pursuant to an order of a court, the National Labor Relations Board, or another adjudicative agency or by private agreement, consent, or arbitration for loss of […]
§ 96-14.14 – Extended benefits.
96-14.14. Extended benefits. (a) General Provisions. – Extended benefits payable under sub-subdivision (b)(5)a. of this section shall be paid as required under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. Extended benefits payable under sub-subdivisions (b)(5)b. and (b)(5)c. of this section are not required under federal law and may be paid only if the federal […]
§ 96-14.15 – Emergency unemployment benefits and tax credit to respond to the coronavirus emergency of 2020.
96-14.15. Emergency unemployment benefits and tax credit to respond to the coronavirus emergency of 2020. (a) Benefits Payable. – Unemployment benefits are payable in response to the coronavirus emergency in any of the following circumstances: (1) An employer temporarily ceases operations due to the coronavirus, preventing the individual from going to work. (2) An employer […]
§ 96-14.16 – Emergency unemployment benefits and tax rate reduction to respond to the coronavirus emergency of 2021.
96-14.16. Emergency unemployment benefits and tax rate reduction to respond to the coronavirus emergency of 2021. (a) Extended Benefit Period. – With respect to determining whether the State is in an extended benefits period beginning November 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021, the State shall disregard the requirement in G.S. 96-14.14(b)(3) that no extended period […]
§ 96-15 – Claims for benefits.
96-15. Claims for benefits. (a) Generally. – Claims for benefits must be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Division. An employer must provide individuals providing services for it access to information concerning the unemployment compensation program. The Division must supply an employer with any printed statements and other materials that the Division requires […]