Montana Code 39-51-2510. Total extended benefit amount
39-51-2510. Total extended benefit amount. The total extended benefit amount payable to an eligible individual with respect to that individual’s applicable benefit year must be the least of the following amounts:
Terms Used In Montana Code 39-51-2510
- Benefit year: means the 52-consecutive-week period beginning with the first day of the calendar week in which an individual files a valid claim for benefits, except that the benefit year is 53 weeks if filing a new valid claim would result in overlapping any quarter of the base period of a previously filed new claim. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Regular benefits: means benefits payable to an individual under this chapter or under any other state law, including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to ex-service personnel pursuant to 5 U. See Montana Code 39-51-2501
- Week: means a period of 7 consecutive calendar days ending at midnight on Saturday. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Weekly benefit amount: means the amount of benefits that an individual would be entitled to receive for 1 week of total unemployment. See Montana Code 39-51-201
(1)50% of the total amount of regular benefits that were payable to the individual under this chapter in the individual’s applicable benefit year;
(2)13 times the individual’s weekly benefit amount that was payable to the individual under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the individual’s applicable benefit year; or
(3)39 times the individual’s weekly benefit amount, less the amount of regular benefits paid or considered paid during the individual’s applicable benefit year.