Section 27-3-304 – Maximum Payment.
27-3-304. Maximum payment. Except as provided by W.S. 27-3-316, the maximum amount of benefits payable to any eligible individual in a benefit year shall not exceed twenty-six (26) times his weekly benefit or thirty percent (30%) of his wages payable for insured work in his base period, whichever is less. This amount shall be computed […]
Section 27-3-305 – Disclosure of Child Support Obligations Required; Notification; Amount Withheld; Payment; Applicability of Provisions.
27-3-305. Disclosure of child support obligations required; notification; amount withheld; payment; applicability of provisions. (a) An individual filing a new claim for benefits payable under this act shall disclose if he owes child support obligations enforced pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. § 654 and approved under 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. […]
Section 27-3-306 – Eligibility Requirements; Waiver or Amendment Authorized; Unemployed Waiting Period; Registration and Referral for Suitable Work.
27-3-306. Eligibility requirements; waiver or amendment authorized; unemployed waiting period; registration and referral for suitable work. (a) An unemployed individual is eligible for benefits under this article for any week if he: (i) Registers for work with the department of workforce services and actively seeks work in accordance with regulations of the commission, unless he […]
Section 27-3-307 – Eligibility When Enrolled in Approved Training Program; Standards for Training Program Approval.
27-3-307. Eligibility when enrolled in approved training program; standards for training program approval. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 27-3-306(a)(i) and (iii) or 27-3-311(a)(ii) and (iii) or any federal law relating to availability for, active search for, failure to apply for or refusal to accept suitable work, an otherwise eligible individual is eligible for benefits for any week […]
Section 27-3-208 – Advances From Federal Unemployment Trust Fund.
27-3-208. Advances from federal unemployment trust fund. (a) The governor may apply for and receive advances to the state of Wyoming from its account in the federal unemployment trust fund and shall be responsible for the advances in accordance with the conditions specified in Title XII of the “Social Security Act”, as amended, in order […]
Section 27-3-209 – State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Established.
27-3-209. State unemployment insurance trust fund established. (a) There is established the state unemployment insurance trust fund. All state unemployment insurance contributions collected under W.S. 27-3-503 through 27-3-505, less refunds, shall be deposited into the fund and held in trust for the sole and exclusive use of payment on unemployment insurance benefits. The state treasurer […]
Section 27-3-211 – Employment Support Fund Established.
27-3-211. Employment support fund established. (a) There is established the employment support fund. Revenues allocated pursuant to W.S. 27-3-505(a) shall be credited to the employment support fund by the department, with receipt and acknowledgement submitted to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall invest available revenues in the fund in accordance with law, and earnings […]
Section 27-3-301 – Definitions.
27-3-301. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Additional benefits” means benefits payable under state law to exhaustees due to high unemployment conditions or other special factors and totally financed by any state; (ii) “Applicable benefit year” means an individual’s most recent benefit year or an individual’s current benefit year if at the time […]
Section 27-3-302 – Payment; Liability.
27-3-302. Payment; liability. (a) Benefits provided by this article are payable from the unemployment compensation fund established by W.S. 27-3-201. All benefits shall be paid through department offices in accordance with regulations of the commission. (b) The department is liable for benefit payments only to the extent provided by this act and to the extent […]
Section 27-3-207 – Employment Security Revenue Account.
27-3-207. Employment security revenue account. (a) The employment security revenue account is created as a separate account in the employment security administration account. Monies within the account may only be expended by legislative appropriation. The account shall be used: (i) To replace any funds pursuant to W.S. 27-3-206; (ii) For necessary expenses of this act […]