§383-23  Weekly benefit for unemployment. For weeks beginning prior to January 5, 1992, each eligible individual who isunemployed, as defined in section 383-1, in any week shall be paid with respectto that week a benefit in an amount equal to the individual's weekly benefitamount less that part of the wages (if any) payable to the individual withrespect to that week which is in excess of $2.  Effective for weeks beginningJanuary 5, 1992, and thereafter, each eligible individual who is unemployed, asdefined in section 383-1, in any week shall be paid with respect to that week abenefit in an amount equal to the individual's weekly benefit amount less thatpart of the wages (if any) payable to the individual with respect to that weekwhich is in excess of $50.  Effective for weeks beginning January 1, 2008, andthereafter, each eligible individual who is unemployed, as defined in section383-1, in any week shall be paid with respect to that week a benefit in anamount equal to the individual's weekly benefit amount less that part of thewages, if any, payable to the individual with respect to that week which is inexcess of $150.  The benefit, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to thenext higher multiple of $1. [L 1939, c 219, §3(d); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt ofsubs 15; RL 1945, §4216; am L 1951, c 195, §1(4); am L 1955, c 16, §1(a); RL1955, §93-22; HRS §383-23; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 162, §2; am L 1991, c 68,§4; am L 2007, c 110, §2]

 

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  Probationary teachers were not unemployed during summer, whenwages were paid although services were not required.  56 H. 590, 546 P.2d 1.