Section 61-6-64 – Administration of extended benefits to conform to federal requirements.
61-6-64. Administration of extended benefits to conform to federal requirements. In the administration of the provisions of §§61-6-49 to 61-6-66, inclusive, which are enacted to conform with the requirements of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 as amended as of January 1, 1993, the department shall take such action as may be necessary […]
Section 61-6-65 – Interstate claims–Eligibility for extended benefits.
61-6-65. Interstate claims–Eligibility for extended benefits. No extended benefits are payable for any week of unemployment to any individual for any week pursuant to an interstate claim filed in any state under the interstate benefit plan if an extended benefit period is not in effect for the state. However, this section does not apply with […]
Section 61-6-66 – Disqualification for extended benefits on failure to seek or accept suitable work–Exception.
61-6-66. Disqualification for extended benefits on failure to seek or accept suitable work–Exception. No individual may receive extended benefits for any week of unemployment in the individual’s eligibility period if the secretary finds that during the period the individual failed to accept an offer of suitable work, failed to apply for suitable work to which […]
Section 61-6-67 – Voluntary withholding of federal income tax from benefit payments.
61-6-67. Voluntary withholding of federal income tax from benefit payments. Any person filing a new claim for reemployment assistance shall, at the time of filing the claim, be advised that: (1)Reemployment assistance is subject to federal income tax; (2)Requirements exist pertaining to estimated tax payments; (3)The person may elect to have federal income tax deducted […]
Section 61-6-68 – Reemployment assistance eligibility integrity.
61-6-68. Reemployment assistance eligibility integrity. Each month, the Department of Labor and Regulation shall: (1)Compare the list of reemployment assistance recipients with new hire records and the state’s New Hire Data and the National Directory of New Hires to verify eligibility; and (2)Check the list of reemployment assistance recipients against the Department of Corrections’ list […]
Section 61-6A-1 – Employer, tribal unit defined.
61-6A-1. Employer, tribal unit defined. For the purposes of §§61-6A-1 to 61-6A-14, inclusive, the term, employer, includes any Indian tribe for which service in employment as defined under Title 61 is performed. The term, tribal unit, means subdivisions, subsidiaries, or business enterprises, wholly owned by an Indian tribe. Source: SL 2002, ch 244, §1.
Section 61-6A-2 – Employment defined.
61-6A-2. Employment defined. For the purposes of §§61-6A-1 to 61-6A-14, inclusive, the term, employment, includes any service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe, as defined in section 3306(u) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), as of December 21, 2000, if the service is excluded from employment as defined in FUTA solely by […]
Section 61-6A-3 – Service-based benefits–Exceptions.
61-6A-3. Service-based benefits–Exceptions. Benefits based on service in employment defined in §§61-6A-1 to 61-6A-14, inclusive are payable in the same amount, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions, as benefits payable based on other services subject to Title 61. However, the provisions of §§61-6-24, 61-6-25, and 61-6-26 apply to benefits based on […]
Section 61-6-42 – Waiver of right to recover overpayment.
61-6-42. Waiver of right to recover overpayment. The Department of Labor and Regulation may, according to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the secretary of labor and regulation, waive the right of recovery of any benefits received by any claimant not entitled thereto, if the overpayment was not the fault of the claimant and […]
Section 61-6-58 – Qualification for extended benefits on termination of regular benefit year.
61-6-58. Qualification for extended benefits on termination of regular benefit year. The term, exhaustee, under the provisions of §§61-6-49 to 61-6-63, inclusive, includes an individual who, with respect to any week of unemployment in the individual’s eligibility period: (1)The individual’s benefit year having ended prior to that week, has insufficient wages or employment, or both, […]