SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAWS JANUARY 2002
Prepared for Ready Reference, Consult the State Law and State Workforce Agency for Authoritive Information 1/
BENEFITS | COVERAGE | TAXES | |||||||||
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WBA for total unemployment 4/ | Duration in 52 week period | Benefit weeks for total unemployment7/ | |||||||||
Qualifying wage or employment (number x WBA or as indicated) | Waiting week 2/ | Computation of WBA (fraction of HQW or as indicated) 3/ | Min. | Max. | Earnings disregarded 5/ | Proportion of base period wages 6/ | Min. | Max. | Size of firm 15/ | 2002 Taxable wage base | |
AL | 1- ½ x hqw | 0 | 1/24 of average of 2 highest quarters | $45 | $190 | $15 | 1/3 | 15+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
AK | $1,000; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 4.4-0.9% of annual wages, +$24 per dep up to $72 | $44- $68 | $248-$320 | 1/4 wages over $50 | Weighted schedule of bpw in relation to hqw | 16 7/ | 26 7/ | Anytime | $26,000 |
AZ | 1- ½ x hqw; $1,000 in HQ | 1 | 1/25 | $40 | $205 | $30 | 1/3 | 12+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
AR | 27 x WBA; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 1/26 up to 66-2/3% of State aww | $60 | $333 | $2/5 | 1/3 | 9 | 26 | 10 days | $9,000 |
CA | $1,300 in HQ or $900 in HQ with BP wages = to 1-1/4 x HQ | 1 2/ | 1/23 - 1/29 12/ | $40 | $330 | Greater of $25 or 25% of wages | 1/2 | 14+ 7/ | 26 7/ | Over $100 in any quarter | $7,000 |
CO | 40 or $2500 in BP, whichever is greater | 1 | 60% of 1/26 of claimant's 2 highest quarters up to 50% of 1/52 of aww | $25 | $390 | 1/4 WBA | 1/3 | 13+ | 26 | Anytime | $10,000 |
CT | 40 or 1-1/2 x hqw | 0 | 1/26 of average of 2 highest quarters up to 60% of State aww +$15 per dep up to 5 deps, no more than wba (For construction workers, 1/26 of highest BP quarter.) | $15- $30 | $406-$481 | 1/3 wages | Uniform | 26 7/ | 26 7/ | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $15,000 |
DE | 36 | 0 | 12/ | $20 | $330 18/ | Greater of $10 or 30% of WBA | 1/2 | 24 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,500 |
DC | 1- ½ x hqw; not less than $1,950; $1,300 in 1 quarter | 1 | 1/26, up to 50% of State aww | $50 | $309 4/ | 1/5 wages | 1/2 | 20 7/ | 26 7/ | Anytime | $9,000 |
FL | 1- ½ x hqw; $3,400 in BP | 1 | 1/26 | $32 | $275 22/ | 8 x Federal hourly minimum wage | 25% | 9+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
GA | 150% of hqw; wages in 2 quarters 10/ | 0 2/ | 1/48 of 2 highest quarters 12/ | $39 | $284 | $30 | 1/4 | 9+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,500 |
HI | 26; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 1/21 up to 70% of State aww | $5 | $395 | $50 | Uniform | 26 | 26 | Anytime | $29,300 |
ID | 1- 1/4 x hqw; not less than the minimum qualifying wages in 1 quarter; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 1/26 up to 60% of State aww | $51 | $315 | 1/2 WBA | Weighted schedule of bpw in relation to hqw | 10 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $27,600 |
IL | $1,600; $440 outside HQ | 1 | 49.5% of claimant aww in 2 highest quarters up to 49.5% of State aww 12/ | $51-$56 | $326-$431 | 1/2 WBA | Uniform | 26 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $9,000 |
IN | not less than $2,750; $1,650 in last 2 quarters | 1 | 5% of 1st $2,000 in HQ, 4% of remaining HQ wages | $50 | $312 | Greater of $3 or 20% of WBA from other than BP employer | 28% | 8+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
IA | 1-1/4 x hqw; 3.5% of the Statewide aaw in HQ; 1/2 of hqw in a 2nd quarter | 0 | 3/ 12/ | $42-$51 | $283-$347 | 1/4 WBA | 1/3 | 9+ | 26 (39 weeks if plant closing) |
20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $18,600 |
KS | 30; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 4.25% of hqw up to 60% of State aww | $83 | $333 | 25% of WBA | 1/3 | 10 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
KY | 1- ½ x hqw; 8 x WBA in last 2 quarters; $750 in 1 quarter; $750 in other quarters | 0 | 1.3078% of BP wages up to 62% of State aww | $39 | $329 | 1/5 wages | 1/3 | 15 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
LA | $1,200; 1 - ½ x hqw | 1 | 1/25 of 4 quarters 13/ | $10 | $258 | Lesser of ½ WBA or $50 | 27% | 21+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 20/ |
ME | 2 x annual aww in each of 2 quarters and 6 x annual aww in BP | 1 | 1/22 ave. wages paid in 2 highest quarters of BP up to 52% of State aww +$10 per dep up to ½ WBA | $47-$70 | $272-$408 | $25 | 1/3 | 14+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $12,000 |
MD | 1- ½ x hqw; $576.01 in 1 quarter; wages in 2 quarters | 0 | 1/24 + $8 per dep up to $40 | $25-$57 | $280 4/ | $70 | Uniform | 26 | 26 | Anytime | $8,500 |
MA | 30; not less than $2,700 | 1 | 50% of aww up to 57.5% of State aww, + $25 per dep. up to ½ WBA 3/ | $29-$43 | $512-$768 | 1/3 WBA | 36% | 10 +/- 30 | 30 | 13 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $10,800 |
MI | 1-1/2 x hqw 20wks employment at 30 x State minimum hourly wage 10/ | 0 | 4.1% of hqw plus $6 for each dep up to 5 | $81 - $111 |
$300 | 5/ | 3/4 wks employment | 14 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,000 in CY | $9,500 |
MN | At least $1,000 in HQ; $250 outside HQ | 1 | 12/ | $38 | $452 (effective 8/1/1) | Greater of $50 or 25% of wages | 1/3 | 10+ 7/ |
26 7/ |
Anytime | $21,000 |
MS | 40; $780 in 1 quarter; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 1/26 | $30 | $200 | $40 | 1/3 | 13+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
MO | 1- ½ x hqw; $1,000 in 1 quarter; wages in 2 quarters 10/ | 1 9/ | 4.0% | $40 | $250 | $20 | 1/3 | 12.5+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
MT | 1- ½ x hqw; 7% of aaw in BP or 50% of aaw | 1 | 1% of BP wages or 1.9% of wages in 2 HQ's up to 63% of State aww | $68 | $286 | ½ wages in excess of 1/4 WBA | Weighted schedule of bpw in relation to hqw | 8 | 26 | $1,000 in current or preceding year | $18,900 |
NE | $1,600; $800 in each of 2 quarters | 1 | 1/2 aww | $36 | $262 | ½ WBA 5/ | 1/3 | 15 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
NV | 1- ½ x hqw 19/ | 0 | 1/25, up to 50% of State aww | $16 | $301 | 1/4 wages | 1/3 | 12+ | 26 | $225 in any quarter | $20,900 |
NH | $2,800; $1,400 in each of 2 qtrs | 0 | 1.0 - 1.1% of annual wages | $32 | $331 | 30% of WBA | Uniform | 26 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
NJ | 20 wks employment at 20% of aww; or 12 x aww 21/ | 1 9/ | 60% of claimant's aww + da up to 56-2/3% of State aww | $61-$70 | $446 4/ | Greater of $5 or 1/5 WBA | 3/4 wks employment | 15 7/ | 26 7/ | $1,000 in any year | $23,500 |
NM | $1,372.80 in hqw and wages in at least one other qtr | 1 | 1/26; not less than 10% nor more than 52.5% of State aww | $52 | $277 | 1/5 WBA | 3/5 | 19 | 26 | 20 wks or $450 in any quarter | $15,900 |
NY | 1 ½ x hqw; least $1600 in HQ; wages in 2 quarters. | 1 11/ | 1/26 unless less than $3575 than 1/25 | $40 | $405 | 11/ | Uniform | 26 | 26 | $300 in any quarter | $8,500 |
NC | At least $565.50 in BP; 1-1/2 x hqw | 1 | 1/26 of HQ up to 66-2/3% of State aww | $15 | $396 | 10% aww in HQ | Weighted schedule of bpw in relation to hqw | 13-26 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $15,000 |
ND | 1 - ½ x hqw | 1 | 1/65 of the 2 highest quarters; and & frac12; total wages in the 3rd quarter, up to 62% of the State aww 13/ | $43 | $290 | 60% of WBA | Weighted schedule of bpw in relation to hqw | 12 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $17,400 |
OH | 20 weeks employment with wages averaging 27.5% of State aww | 1 | ½ claimant's aww + da of $1-$83 based on claimant's aww and number of dep 3/16/ | $86 | $308-$414 | 1/5 WBA | 20 x WBA; WBA for each qualifying wk. excess of 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $9,000 |
OK | $1,500; 1 - ½ x hqw; $9,800 | 1 | 1/23 18/ |
$16 | $304 18/ | $100 | Weighted schedule of bpw in relation to hqw | 20+ 14/ |
26 14/ |
20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $10,500 |
OR | 1- ½ x hqw; not less than $1,000 in BP or 500 hours of employment in the BP | 1 | 1.25% of bpw up to 64% of State aww | $934 | $400 | 1/3 WBA or 10 x the State min. wage | 1/3 | 1+ 7/ | 26 7/ | 18 wks or $225 in any quarter | $25,000 |
PA | $800 in HQ; $1,320 in BP; at least 20% of bpw outside HQ | 1 | 1/23 - 1/25 up to 66-2/3% of State aww + $5 for 1 dep; $3 for 2nd | $35-$43 | $430- $438 18/ | Greater of $6 or 40% WBA | At least 16 credit weeks for minimum, 18 for maximum | 16 | 26 | Anytime | $8,000 |
PR | 40 x WBA not less than $280; $75 in 1 quarter; wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 1/11 - 1/26; up to 50% of State aww | $7 | $133 | WBA | Uniform | 26 7/ | 26 7/ | Anytime | $7,000 |
RI | 19/ | 1 | 4.62% of hqwup to 67% of State aww + greater of $10 or 5% of the benefit rate per dep up to 5 deps | $56-$106 | $415-$518 | 1/5 WBA | 36% | 15+ | 26 | Anytime | $12,000 |
SC | 1- ½ x hqw; not less than $900; $540 in 1 quarter | 1 | 1/26 up to 66-2/3% of State aww | $20 | $268 | 1/4 WBA | 1/3 | 15 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
SD | $728 in HQ; 20 x WBA outside HQ | 1 | 1/26 up to 50% of State aww | $28 | $234 | 1/4 wages over $25 | 1/3 | 15+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
TN | 40; $780.01 in highest 2 quarters 19/ | 1 9/ | 1/26 of average 2 highest quarters | $30 | $275 | greater of $50 or 25% of WBA | 1/4 | 13 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $7,000 |
TX | 37; wages in at least 2 qtrs | 1 9/ | 1/25 16/ | $51 | $319 | Greater of $5 or 1/4 WBA | 27% | 9+ | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $9,000 |
UT | 1- ½ x hqw 10/ | 1 | 1/26 up to 65% of State insured average FY weekly wage | $23 | $365 | 30% WBA | 27% | 10 | 26 | $140 in CQ in current or preceding CY | $22,000 |
VT | $1,571 in a quarter; bpw of 40% of total hqw | 0 | wages in the 2 highest quarters divided by 45 | 12/ | $312 | Greater of 30% of WBA or $40 | Uniform | 26 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
VA | $2,500 to $13,400.01 in highest 2 qtrs | 1 | 1/50 of the 2 highest quarters | $50 | $268 | $25 | 1/4 | 12 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
VI | 1- ½ x hqw; $858 in HQ or $858 in HQ and 39 x WBA in BP | 1 | 1/26 up to 50% of State aww | $32 | $312 | 25% in excess of $15 | 1/3 | 13+ | 26 | Anytime | $15,900 |
WA | 680 hours | 1 | .04 of average 2 highest quarters | $106 | $496 | 1/4 wages over $5 | 1/3 | 16 +/- 30 | 30 | Anytime | $28,500 |
WV | $2,200 and wages in 2 quarters | 1 | 1.0% of annual wages up to 66-2/3% of State aww | $24 | $338 | $60 | Uniform | 26 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $8,000 |
WI | 30; 4 x WBA outside HQ | 0 | 4% of hqw up to max. WBA | $48 | $324 | $30 plus 33% of wages in excess of $30 | 40% | 12 | 26 | 20 wks or $1,500 in any qtr | $10,500 |
WY | 1.4 x hqw; 8% of State aaw in BP | 1 | 4% of hqw up to 55% of State aww 18/ | $20 | $283 | 50% of wba | 30% | 11-26 | 26 | $500 in current or preceding CY | $14,100 |
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