21A-6-1 Eligibility qualifications
21A-6-1a Seasonal employment
21A-6-1b Requalification requirement
21A-6-1c Voluntary withholding program
21A-6-2 Waiting period construed
21A-6-3 Disqualification for benefits
21A-6-4 Individual not denied benefits by receiving vocational training
21A-6-4a National guard or reserve training not to be considered employment; such individual not unavailable for work; remuneration for training not to be deducted from unemployment compensation benefit
21A-6-5 Considerations in determining if work is suitable
21A-6-6 New work not deemed suitable
21A-6-7 When departments treated as separate establishments with respect to labor disputes
21A-6-8 Payment of benefits
21A-6-9 Place of payment
21A-6-10 Benefit rate — Total unemployment; annual computation and publication of rates
21A-6-11 Benefit rate — Partial unemployment
21A-6-12 Suspension of partial benefit rights
21A-6-13 Computation of wage credits; determination of maximum benefits
21A-6-14 Payment of benefits upon decease of claimant
21A-6-15 Benefit payments for service with nonprofit organizations, state hospitals, institutions of higher education, educational institutions and governmental entities
21A-6-16 Child support intercept of unemployment benefits
21A-6-17 Food stamp overissuance intercept of unemployment benefits
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 21A > Article 6 - Employee Eligibility; Benefits

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