To Establish A Weekly
Benefit Amount

You must meet three (3) requirements under the law with respect to wages paid to you during the base period of your claim.

1. You must have been paid wages of at least $540.00 in covered employment during the high quarter of your base period.
2. You must have been paid a minimum of $900.00 in covered employment during your base period.
3. Your total base period wages must equal or exceed one and one-half times the total of your high quarter wages.

If you had sufficient wage credits, your weekly benefit amount was established:

Maximum Benefits:

Your maximum total benefit amount for this benefit year is the LESSER of:

1. Twenty-six (26) times your weekly benefit amount, or
2. One-third (1/3) of your total base period wages.

EXAMPLE:

High Quarter wages -$1,040.00

Base period wages -$3,462.00

Average Weekly wage $1,040.00/13 =$80.00

Weekly benefit amount $80.00/2= $40.00

(1) 26 x $40.00 =$1,040.00

(2) 1/3 of $3,462.00 =$1,154.00

Maximum benefits would be $1,040 since that amount is less than $1,154.00.