New Jersey Statutes 43:21-24.13. Eligibility requirements for extended benefits
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 43:21-24.13
- base year: shall mean the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the individual's period of disability, if the employment held by the individual immediately preceding the period of disability is no longer available at the conclusion of that period and the individual files a valid claim for unemployment benefits after the conclusion of that period. See New Jersey Statutes 43:21-19
- Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter (R. See New Jersey Statutes 43:21-19
- Division: means the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and any transaction or exercise of authority by the director of the division thereunder, or under this chapter (R. See New Jersey Statutes 43:21-19
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Wages: means remuneration paid by employers for employment. See New Jersey Statutes 43:21-19
- Week: means for benefit years commencing on or after October 1, 1984, the calendar week ending at midnight Saturday, or as the division may by regulation prescribe. See New Jersey Statutes 43:21-19
a. is an “exhaustee” as defined in paragraph j. of section 5 of P.L.1970, c.324 (C. 43:21-24.11); and
b. has satisfied the requirements of this act for the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to individuals claiming extended benefits, including not being subject to a disqualification for the receipt of benefits; and
c. for any initial claim for extended benefits effective after September 25, 1982 and before June 28, 2020, has established entitlement for the individual’s applicable benefit year based on the alternative earnings requirement specified in subsection (e) of R.S. 43:21-4, and was paid wages during the base year of the individual’s applicable benefit year which equaled or exceeded 40 times the individual’s weekly benefit rate; and
d. for any initial claim for extended benefits effective after June 27, 2020, has established entitlement for the individual’s applicable benefit year based on the alternative earnings requirement specified in subsection (e) of R.S. 43:21-4 or was paid wages during the base year of the individual’s applicable benefit year which equaled or exceeded 40 times the individual’s weekly benefit rate.
L.1970, c.324, s.7; amended 1982, c.144, s.2; 2020, c.131.