(a) An individual who is paid at least $2,500 in wages during the individual's base period for employment covered by this chapter is eligible to receive benefits under this chapter if those wages were paid in at least two of the calendar quarters of the individual's base period.


(b) [Repealed, Sec. 33 ch 115 SLA 1982].


(c) For the purpose of computing the benefits payable under this chapter, the base period wages of an insured worker shall be determined as follows:


(1) if the insured worker is paid 90 percent or more of the worker's wages in the calendar quarter of the worker's base period in which the worker was paid the greatest amount of wages, the base period wages are the wages paid in the quarters of the base period other than the one in which the greatest amount of wages were paid, multiplied by 10; and


(2) if the insured worker is paid less than 90 percent of the worker's wages in the calendar quarter of the worker's base period in which the worker was paid the greatest amount of wages, the base period wages are the wages paid to the worker during the base period.


(d) An individual who is eligible under (a) of this section is entitled to receive the weekly benefit amount set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection that is opposite the amount set out in column (A) of the individual's base period wages determined under (c) of this section:



(A) (B)


Base Period Wages Weekly Benefit Amount


At least But less than


0 2,500 $ 0


2,500 2,750 56


2,750 3,000 58


3,000 3,250 60


3,250 3,500 62


3,500 3,750 64


3,750 4,000 66


4,000 4,250 68


4,250 4,500 70


4,500 4,750 72


4,750 5,000 74


5,000 5,250 76


5,250 5,500 78


5,500 5,750 80


5,750 6,000 82


6,000 6,250 84


6,250 6,500 86


6,500 6,750 88


6,750 7,000 90


7,000 7,250 92


7,250 7,500 94


7,500 7,750 96


7,750 8,000 98


8,000 8,250 100


8,250 8,500 102


8,500 8,750 104


8,750 9,000 106


9,000 9,250 108


9,250 9,500 110


9,500 9,750 112


9,750 10,000 114


10,000 10,250 116


10,250 10,500 118


10,500 10,750 120


10,750 11,000 122


11,000 11,250 124


11,250 11,500 126


11,500 11,750 128


11,750 12,000 130


12,000 12,250 132


12,250 12,500 134


12,500 12,750 136


12,750 13,000 138


13,000 13,250 140


13,250 13,500 142


13,500 13,750 144


13,750 14,000 146


14,000 14,250 148


14,250 14,500 150


14,500 14,750 152


14,750 15,000 154


15,000 15,250 156


15,250 15,500 158


15,500 15,750 160


15,750 16,000 162


16,000 16,250 164


16,250 16,500 166


16,500 16,750 168


16,750 17,000 170


17,000 17,250 172


17,250 17,500 174


17,500 17,750 176


17,750 18,000 178


18,000 18,250 180


18,250 18,500 182


18,500 18,750 184


18,750 19,000 186


19,000 19,250 188


19,250 19,500 190


19,500 19,750 192


19,750 20,000 194


20,000 20,250 196


20,250 20,500 198


20,500 20,750 200


20,750 21,000 202


21,000 21,250 204


21,250 21,500 206


21,500 21,750 208


21,750 22,000 210


22,000 22,250 212


22,250 22,500 214


22,500 22,750 216


22,750 23,000 218


23,000 23,250 220


23,250 23,500 222


23,500 23,750 224


23,750 24,000 226


24,000 24,250 228


24,250 24,500 230


24,500 24,750 232


24,750 25,000 234


25,000 25,250 236


25,250 25,500 238


25,500 25,750 240


25,750 26,000 242


26,000 26,250 244


26,250 26,500 246


26,500 26,750 248


26,750 27,000 250


27,000 27,250 252


27,250 27,500 254


27,500 27,750 256


27,750 28,000 258


28,000 28,250 260


28,250 28,500 262


28,500 28,750 264


28,750 29,000 266


29,000 29,250 268


29,250 29,500 270


29,500 29,750 272


29,750 30,000 274


30,000 30,250 276


30,250 30,500 278


30,500 30,750 280


30,750 31,000 282


31,000 31,250 284


31,250 31,500 286


31,500 31,750 288


31,750 32,000 290


32,000 32,250 292


32,250 32,500 294


32,500 32,750 296


32,750 33,000 298


33,000 33,250 300


33,250 33,500 302


33,500 33,750 304


33,750 34,000 306


34,000 34,250 308


34,250 34,500 310


34,500 34,750 312


34,750 35,000 314


35,000 35,250 316


35,250 35,500 318


35,500 35,750 320


35,750 36,000 322


36,000 36,250 324


36,250 36,500 326


36,500 36,750 328


36,750 37,000 330


37,000 37,250 332


37,250 37,500 334


37,500 37,750 336


37,750 38,000 338


38,000 38,250 340


38,250 38,500 342


38,500 38,750 344


38,750 39,000 346


39,000 39,250 348


39,250 39,500 350


39,500 39,750 352


39,750 40,000 354


40,000 40,250 356


40,250 40,500 358


40,500 40,750 360


40,750 41,000 362


41,000 41,250 364


41,250 41,500 366


41,500 41,750 368


41,750 42,000 370


42,000 370.


(e) An individual who is eligible under (d) of this section is entitled to receive a weekly benefit under this chapter for the number of weeks set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection opposite the applicable earnings ratio of the individual set out in column (A):



(A) (B)


Earnings Ratio Number of Weeks


less than 1.50 16


1.50-1.99 18


2.00-2.49 20


2.50-2.99 22


3.00-3.49 24


3.50 or more 26


(f) An individual who establishes a benefit year is eligible for an allowance for dependents in addition to the individual's weekly benefit amount. The department may require an individual claiming or receiving an allowance for dependents to produce income tax returns, birth certificates, notices of adoption or custody, social security account number of spouse, verification of support documents, or other information necessary to verify that the allowance is payable to the individual. The allowance for dependents


(1) is $24 per week for each dependent, except that the total allowance for dependents paid to an individual may not exceed $72 for each week of unemployment;


(2) is payable beginning with the week during the benefit year in which the individual claims an allowance for the dependent and is payable for the remainder of the individual's eligibility for regular, extended, or supplemental payments during the benefit year;


(3) may not be claimed for a new dependent after the end of the benefit year or after the exhaustion of regular benefits in the benefit year;


(4) [Repealed, Sec. 30 ch 100 SLA 1989].


(5) [Repealed, Sec. 30 ch 100 SLA 1989].


(g) In this section,


(1) "dependent" means an individual's


(A) unmarried child, stepchild, legally adopted child, or legal ward under 18 years of age who is


(i) lawfully in the individual's physical custody at the time the individual claims the allowance for dependents; or


(ii) dependent on the individual for more than 50 percent of support;


(B) unmarried child, stepchild, legally adopted child, or legal ward of any age who is dependent on the individual for more than 50 percent of support and who is prevented by infirmity from engaging in a gainful occupation;


(2) "earnings ratio" means the ratio obtained by dividing the total base period wages of the insured worker by the wages paid in the quarter of the base period in which the worker was paid the greatest amount of wages.