Oregon Statutes 657.179 – Eligibility of individuals participating in certain federally approved training
(1) Notwithstanding provisions of this chapter relating to being available for work, actively seeking work or refusing to accept work, an unemployed individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits shall not be denied benefits because the individual is in training approved under Section 236 (a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974; nor shall such individual be denied benefits by reason of leaving work to enter such training if the work left is not suitable work.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.179
- Benefits: means the money allowances payable to unemployed persons under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 657.010
- employment: includes service that is:
(a) Subject to the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; or
(b) Required to be covered under this chapter as a condition for employers to receive a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See Oregon Statutes 657.030
- wages: means all remuneration for employment, including the cash value, as determined by the Director of the Employment Department under the regulations of the director, of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash. See Oregon Statutes 657.105
(2) As used in this section ‘suitable work’ means work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the individual’s past adversely affected employment (as defined for purposes of the Trade Act of 1974). Such work must pay wages which equal or exceed 80 percent of the individual’s average weekly wage as determined for the purposes of the Trade Act of 1974. [1982 s.s.1 c.30 § 7]
[Repealed by 1955 c.655 § 8 (657.176 and 657.181 enacted in lieu of 657.175, 657.180 and 657.185)]
[1955 c.655 § 10 (657.176 and 657.181 enacted in lieu of 657.175, 657.180 and 657.185); 1957 c.699 § 3; repealed by 1959 c.643 § 5]
[1961 c.207 § 1; 1971 c.743 § 404; repealed by 1973 c.398 § 3]