39-51-2101. Total unemployment — when. (1) An individual is considered to be totally unemployed in any week during which the individual:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 39-51-2101

  • Week: means a period of 7 consecutive calendar days ending at midnight on Saturday. See Montana Code 39-51-201
  • Weekly benefit amount: means the amount of benefits that an individual would be entitled to receive for 1 week of total unemployment. See Montana Code 39-51-201

(a)did not perform any work in employment and did not earn any wages for employment; or

(b)except as provided in subsection (2):

(i)due to a lack of work, worked fewer than the hours that are typically worked in employment by the individual; and

(ii)earned wages payable to the individual that are less than two times the individual’s weekly benefit amount.

(2)An individual is not considered to be unemployed in any week in which the individual works at least 40 hours in employment.