(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, provisions of this chapter that are applicable to unemployment benefits claimants apply to shared work benefits claimants.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-7-902

  • 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.
  • Shared work benefits: means the unemployment compensation benefits payable to employees in an affected group under an approved plan as distinguished from the unemployment benefits otherwise payable under other parts of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 50-7-901
(b) An individual who files an initial claim for shared work benefits must be provided, if eligible, a monetary determination of entitlement to shared work benefits by the administrator and must serve a waiting period of one (1) week.
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