Sec. 2. (a) With respect to initial claims filed for any week beginning on and after July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 2012, each eligible individual who is totally unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the individual’s benefit period shall be paid for the week, if properly claimed, benefits at the rate of:

(1) five percent (5%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000) of the individual’s wage credits in the calendar quarter during the individual’s base period in which the wage credits were highest; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-4-12-2

  • benefits: means the money payments payable to an eligible individual as provided in this article with respect to his unemployment. See Indiana Code 22-4-2-1
(2) four percent (4%) of the individual’s remaining wage credits in the calendar quarter during the individual’s base period in which the wage credits were highest.

     (b) With respect to initial claims filed for any week beginning on and after July 1, 2012, each eligible individual who is totally unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the individual’s benefit period shall be paid for the week, if properly claimed, an amount equal to forty-seven percent (47%) of the individual’s prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next lower dollar. However, the maximum weekly benefit amount may not exceed three hundred ninety dollars ($390).

     (c) For purposes of this section, “prior average weekly wage” means the result of:

(1) the individual’s total wage credits during the individual’s base period; divided by

(2) fifty-two (52).

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1202; Acts 1951, c.307, s.2; Acts 1955, c.274, s.1; Acts 1957, c.294, s.2; Acts 1959, c.97, s.2; Acts 1965, c.190, s.7; Acts 1967, c.310, s.16; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.26; Acts 1973, P.L.240, SEC.1; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.114, SEC.3; Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.21; Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.2; P.L.129-1984, SEC.1; P.L.34-1985, SEC.5; P.L.18-1987, SEC.39; P.L.171-1991, SEC.3; P.L.1-1992, SEC.109; P.L.23-1993, SEC.129; P.L.202-1993, SEC.5; P.L.1-1994, SEC.113; P.L.21-1995, SEC.75; P.L.166-1996, SEC.1; P.L.259-1997(ss), SEC.4; P.L.235-1999, SEC.10; P.L.2-2011, SEC.11.