39-51-2103. Payment of benefits. (1) Benefits are payable from the fund to any individual who is or becomes unemployed and eligible for benefits as is herein prescribed.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 39-51-2103

  • 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
  • Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 39-51-201
  • Fund: means the unemployment insurance fund established by this chapter to which all contributions and payments in lieu of contributions must be paid and from which all benefits provided under this chapter must be paid. See Montana Code 39-51-201
  • State: includes , in addition to the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Canada. See Montana Code 39-51-201

(2)All benefits shall be paid through public employment offices in the state or other agencies designated by the department in accordance with such rules as the department may prescribe.