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§ 96-14.3 – Duration of benefits.

96-14.3. Duration of benefits. (a) Duration. – The number of weeks an individual is allowed to receive unemployment benefits depends on the seasonal adjusted statewide unemployment rate that applies to the six-month base period in which the claim is filed. One six-month base period begins on January 1 and one six-month base period begins on […]

§ 96-14.5 – Disqualification for good cause not attributable to the employer.

96-14.5. Disqualification for good cause not attributable to the employer. (a) Determination. – The Division must determine the reason for an individual’s separation from work. An individual does not have a right to benefits and is disqualified from receiving benefits if the Division determines that the individual left work for a reason other than good […]

§ 96-14.6 – Disqualification for misconduct.

96-14.6. Disqualification for misconduct. (a) Disqualification. – An individual who the Division determines is unemployed for misconduct connected with the work is disqualified for benefits. The period of disqualification begins with the first day of the first week the individual files a claim for benefits after the misconduct occurs. (b) Misconduct. – Misconduct connected with […]

§ 96-14.7 – Other reasons to be disqualified from receiving benefits.

96-14.7. Other reasons to be disqualified from receiving benefits. (a) Failure to Supply Necessary License. – An individual is disqualified for benefits if the Division determines that the individual is unemployed for failure to possess a license, certificate, permit, bond, or surety that is necessary for the performance of the individual’s employment if it was […]

§ 96-9.8 – Voluntary election to pay contributions.

96-9.8. Voluntary election to pay contributions. (a) When Allowed. – An employer may elect to be subject to the contribution requirement imposed by G.S. 96-9.2 and thereby provide benefit coverage for its employees as follows: (1) An employer that is not otherwise liable for contributions under G.S. 96-9.2 may elect to pay contributions to the […]

§ 96-9.15 – Report and payment.

96-9.15. Report and payment. (a) Report and Payment. – Contributions are payable to the Division when a report is due. A report is due on or before the last day of the month following the close of the calendar quarter in which the wages are paid. The Division must remit the contributions to the Unemployment […]

§ 96-10 – Collection of contributions.

96-10. Collection of contributions. (a) Interest on Past-Due Contributions. – Contributions unpaid on the date on which they are due and payable, as prescribed by the Division, shall bear interest at the rate set under G.S. 105-241.21 per month from and after that date until payment plus accrued interest is received by the Division. An […]

§ 96-10.1 – Compromise of liability.

96-10.1. Compromise of liability. (a) Authority. – The Secretary may compromise an employer’s liability under this Article when the Secretary determines that the compromise is in the best interest of the State and makes one or more of the following findings: (1) There is a reasonable doubt as to the amount of the liability of […]

§ 96-11.1 – Employer accounts.

96-11.1. Employer accounts. The Division must maintain a separate account for each employer. The Division must credit the employer’s account with all contributions paid by the employer or on the employer’s behalf and must charge the employer’s account for benefits as provided in this Chapter. The Division must prepare an annual statement of all charges […]

§ 96-11.2 – Allocation of charges to base period employers.

96-11.2. Allocation of charges to base period employers. Benefits paid to an individual are charged to an employer’s account quarterly. Benefits paid to an individual must be allocated to the account of each base period employer in the proportion that the base period wages paid to the individual in a calendar quarter by each base […]