New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 17 - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PAYMENTS
Subchapter 5 - MONETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY
Section 12:17-5.1 - Basic eligibility requirements
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:17-5.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) To be eligible for benefits, an individual during his or her base year period, consisting of the first four of the most recent five completed calendar quarters preceding the date of the claim, shall have met the following requirements:
1. Established 20 base weeks as defined at
43:21-19(t)(3) as an
amount equal to 20 times the State minimum hourly wage;
2. If the individual has not met the above
requirement in (a)1 above, he or she must have earned an amount equal to 1,000 times
the State minimum hourly wage; or
3. If
the individual has not met the requirements in (a)1 or 2 above, he or she must have
performed at least 770 hours of service in the production and harvesting of
agricultural crops.
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