(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.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.20.350

  • base period: means the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year, except that, if an individual would not otherwise be eligible for unemployment compensation because of the use of a base period that does not include the most recently completed calendar quarter immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year, "base period" means, and eligibility shall be determined using, the four most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit year. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
  • benefit year: means a period of 52 consecutive weeks beginning at 12:00 a. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
  • benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
  • calendar quarter: means the period of three consecutive calendar months ending March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • employment: includes services described in this subparagraph and (A) of this paragraph only if
    (i) the contract of service contemplates that substantially all of the services are to be performed personally by the individual. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.525
  • insured worker: means an individual who, with respect to a base period, meets the wage and employment requirements of Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • wages: means all remuneration for service from whatever source, including insured work, noninsured work, or self-employment. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.530
  • week: means the period of seven consecutive days which the department may by regulations prescribe. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
(b)[Repealed, Sec. 33 ch 115 SLA 1982].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.
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