New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 17 - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PAYMENTS
Subchapter 17 - CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS DURING UNEMPLOYMENT
Section 12:17-17.5 - Simultaneous unemployment and disability benefit periods
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:17-17.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Where, during a week of unemployment, an individual would be eligible for unemployment benefits except for his or her inability to work because of illness or disability during a portion of such week, a claim for disability benefits during unemployment may be filed and benefits paid to such an individual, provided he or she is otherwise eligible and any of the following conditions apply:
1. If the simultaneous benefit period occurs immediately prior to the disability, the claimant must file a claim in accordance with 12:17-17.1.
2. If the simultaneous benefit period occurs at the end of the disability, the claimant must assert his or her ability to work by reporting to the Division during the calendar week of his or her recovery or in the calendar week immediately following; or
3. If the claimant returns to work during the calendar week of his or her recovery or in the calendar week immediately following.
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