§21A-1A-17. Exclusions From Employment
The term “employment” does not include: (1) Service performed in the employ of the United States or any instrumentality of the United States exempt under the Constitution of the United States from the payments imposed by this law, except that to the extent that the Congress of the United States permits states to require any […]
§21A-1A-18. Employment Office
"Employment office" means a free employment office or branch thereof, operated by this state, or any free public employment office maintained as a part of a state controlled system of public employment offices in any other state.
§21A-1A-19. Fund
"Fund" means the unemployment compensation fund established by this chapter.
§21A-1A-20. Hospital
"Hospital" means an institution which has been licensed, certified or approved by the state department of health as a hospital.
§21A-1A-21. Institution of Higher Education
"Institution of higher education" means an educational institution which: (1) Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a high school, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;
§21A-1A-22. Payments
"Payments" means the money required to be paid or that may be voluntarily paid into the state unemployment compensation fund as provided in article five of this chapter.
§21A-1A-23. Reorganized Employer
"Reorganized employer" means: (1) An employer that alters its legal status, including changing from a sole proprietorship or a partnership to a corporation; or (2) an employer that otherwise changes its trade name or business identity while remaining under substantially the same ownership.
§21A-1A-14. Employing Unit
"Employing unit" means an individual, or type of organization, including any partnership, association, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance company, corporation (domestic or foreign), state or political subdivision thereof, or their instrumentalities, as provided in paragraph (B), subdivision (9) of the definition of "employment" in this article, institution of higher education, or the receiver, trustee in […]
§21A-1A-4. Average Annual Payroll
"Average annual payroll" means the average of the last three annual payrolls of an employer.
§21A-1A-5. Base Period; Alternative Base Period
(a) "Base period" means the first four out of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of the individual's benefit year. (b) "Alternative base period" means the last four completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of the individual's benefit year.