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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 […]

§ 96-11.1 – 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 […]

§ 96-11.3 – Noncharging of benefits.

96-11.3. Noncharging of benefits. (a) To Specific Employer. – Benefits paid to an individual under a claim filed for a period occurring after the date of the individual’s separation from employment may not be charged to the account of the employer by whom the individual was employed at the time of the separation if the […]

§ 96-11.4 – No relief for errors resulting from noncompliance.

96-11.4. No relief for errors resulting from noncompliance. (a) Charges for Errors. – An employer’s account may not be relieved of charges relating to benefits paid erroneously from the Unemployment Insurance Fund if the Division determines that both of the following apply: (1) The erroneous payment was made because the employer, or the agent of […]

§ 96-11.5 – Contributions credited to wrong account.

96-11.5. Contributions credited to wrong account. (a) Refund of Contributions Credited to Wrong Account. – When contributions are credited to the wrong account, the erroneous credit may be adjusted only by refunding the employer who made the payment that was credited in error. This applies regardless of whether the employer to whom the payment was […]

§ 96-11.6 – Interest on Unemployment Insurance Fund allocated among employers' accounts.

96-11.6. Interest on Unemployment Insurance Fund allocated among employers’ accounts. The Division must determine the ratio of the credit balance in each employer’s account to the total of the credit balances in all employers’ accounts as of the computation date. The Division must allocate an amount equal to the interest credited to this State’s account […]