§ 60.2-601. Payment of benefits
All benefits shall be paid through public employment offices, in accordance with such regulations as the Commission may prescribe. Code 1950, § 60-41; 1968, c. 738, § 60.1-46; 1986, c. 480.
§ 60.2-602. Weekly benefit amount
A. Beginning July 6, 2008, for claims effective on or after July 6, 2008, but before July 6, 2014, an eligible individual’s weekly “benefit amount” shall be the amount appearing in Column B in the “Benefit Table” in this section on the line on which in Column A of such table, there appears the total […]
§ 60.2-603. Weekly benefit for unemployment
A. Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid for such week a benefit equal to his weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages payable to him for such week which is in excess of $50. Where such excess is not a multiple of $1, it shall be computed […]
§ 60.2-604. Reduction of benefit amount by amount of pension
The weekly benefit amount payable to an individual for any week which begins in a period for which such individual is receiving a governmental or other pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or any other similar periodic payment under a plan maintained or contributed to by a base period or chargeable employer based on the […]
§ 60.2-605. Benefit rights based on benefit year
Benefit rights of individuals shall be based solely upon the benefit year as defined in § 60.2-206. Code 1950, § 60-44; 1960, c. 136; 1968, c. 738, § 60.1-49; 1986, c. 480.
§ 60.2-606. Benefits when wages irregular
If the remuneration payable to an individual is not based upon a fixed period or duration of time or if the individual’s wages are payable at irregular intervals or in such manner as not to extend regularly over the period of employment, the wages for any week or for any calendar quarter for the purpose […]
§ 60.2-607. Maximum total benefit amounts
The maximum total amount of benefits payable to any individual during any benefit year shall be determined from the “Benefit Table” shown in § 60.2-602 but shall not exceed twenty-six times such individual’s weekly benefit amount, except when benefits are paid pursuant to the provisions of § 60.2-610 or § 60.2-611. Such determination shall be […]
§ 60.2-608. Child support intercept of unemployment benefits
A. Any individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing such claim, disclose whether or not the individual owes child support obligations as defined under subsection G of this section. If any such individual discloses that he or she owes child support obligations, and is determined to be eligible […]
§ 60.2-608.1. Deduction and withholding of federal income tax
A. For all payments made after December 31, 1996, federal income tax may be deducted and withheld from a benefit payment if the individual receiving such benefits voluntarily requests such deduction and withholding. The deduction shall be an amount equal to fifteen percent of such payment, or the amount determined by the Internal Revenue Service. […]
§ 60.2-608.2. Withholding of benefits; food stamp overissuance
A. Any individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing such claim, disclose whether or not the individual owes an uncollected overissuance of food stamp coupons, as such is defined in § 13(c) (1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. § 2022 (c) (1). If any […]
§ 60.2-609. Reciprocal arrangements with agencies of other states or federal government
A. 1. The Commission shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation on the basis of combining an individual’s wages and employment covered under the unemployment compensation laws of two or more states. Such arrangements shall be approved by the United States Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the state unemployment compensation agencies, […]